The Horse Dancer

This is the single worst movie I think I've ever seen in my entire life. There are zero, I repeat, zero redeeming qualities. Bad acting, poor writing, shameful directing... save yourself some brain cells and don't watch it. You're welcome.

Wow. I had low expectations for Horse Dancer, but this movie was much worse than I had expected.

This film is like a cross between Hallmark TV Movies and Plan 9 from Outer Space.

The acting in this movie was not at the level of most high school productions. Richard Karn (of Tool Time) and Rachel Sowers (who plays Lisa in this movie) can act but the rest of the cast is awful. From the credits it seems like the director simply recruited children in his church to be in the movie.

The plot and action have many unrealistic elements to it - in particular a lengthy 'police search and rescue' scene that had my wife and I howling with laughter.

In the first few minutes, the main character receives a letter -at her gym (huh?) - notifying her as to whether or not she made the US Olympic team. (Isn't that usually announced at the trials?) She doesn't open the letter, takes it home and tells her Mom she received the letter. Her Mom advises her to discuss the letter with Grandma and then leaves to go to work. (I mean, if the characters don't care about this life-changing letter then why should we?)

At the climax of the movie, the stunt double has a body type that is so completely different than the actress she subs for, that it destroys the scene.

There are scenes where kids sing campfire songs -without any point and without furthering the action. Just... campfire songs. Really compelling stuff, Not.

And on and on. One of the worst movies of the century.

I really liked the character Lisa Gold. She was always upbeat and keep things positive. The scenery was great and it looks like a lovely place to get away. But that's where it stops.

The director was terrible, I think if they had a better one and a better writer too. The movie would have been so much more.

The other actresses were only kids/teens/young adults. So I'm sure they didn't have much practice in acting, but it was kind of forced. d

I count this as a great movie. The characters grow and change. There is a kind and compassionate humanity throughout that is missing these days. Though it's set in the cell phone age, it beckons back to the decades gone by when girls and boys went to summer camp; they were plopped down in a set-apart place. And there the kids experienced the discipline of camp rules, schedules, and expectations. The songs are authentic. I am so sad to see the way law enforcement, courts, families, schools, etc., have become soulless. Every institution has grown cold. We hear "process" and nothing about cultivating the person and considering his unique situation. It's sad that in "real life" people are routinely disrespected and treated without any reference to the context of their lives. So this was a nice escape from our present sad reality.

Started out hopeful that this would be a nice evening feelgood movie but it was just lots of shouting and noise.. Fast forwarded but didn't still no good.