A Talking Pony!?!

David DeCoteau's film contains an imaginative, humorous premise that does not quite live up to expectations. Horatio, the talking horse, is funny, but has little impact on the story. As are Juliet's brothers, but they have the same issue. The forty-second establishing shots between each scene are a bit indulgent, though they are quite pretty. Much of the story is taken up by Kim, Juliet's mother-in-law, having business discussions with Mr. Beetle, which are likely to bore children and adults. No spoilers, but the resolution comes out of nowhere and is pretty anticlimactic. Overall, it's alright entertainment for kids, but is certainly a meager offering.

1) Way too many scenes show nothing but landscape. 2) A talking pony which does nothing for the plot (aside from its superfluous, terrible jokes). 3) The bad guy is so stupid that it hurts and so are the brothers of the heroine.

This movie would only be a 20-minute short if not for the multiple establishing shots and repeated scenes of Jules grooming and riding the horse. And it'd still be too long. Yes, it's a kids' movie but kids deserve better than this drivel.

This movie was boring Really boring, i fell asleep halfway through a talking pony, the talking cat movie was better.

In a cinematic universe where titles should be a compass to the plot, this movie gallops off in the wrong direction. The title teases a pony, yet all we get is a horse - and not even the same horse that graces the poster. This horse's acting is as consistent as its hairstyles, braided one moment, plain the next, as if it can't decide on its look (beautiful horse tho, i hope they paid it well). The horse footage is as awkwardly shot as a foal's first steps, leaving me wondering whether the horse is even part of the same story. And let's talk horse etiquette - or the lack thereof (already covered in another user's review) and the lack of affection towards the main actress. The actors? Bless them, they're giving it their all, but they're saddled with a script that's better suited for a short animation.

In short, 'A Talking Pony?!?' is a cinematic trot that should've been a gallop - or better yet, not left the stable.