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.

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.

Immediately when I started watching this movie I got a feeling about actors not being professionals. This feeling continued until the end of the movie. Very poor performance of the actors. By changing the actors, it could have been good movie, not difficult for watching. It is typical American plot where everything ends up well.

I love gymnastic movies but this one did not transition very well. It goes from a gymnast to a horse vaulter and Miss Jessica lowkey drove me nuts. Camps are one thing but when you have counselors who are high strung it ruins everything. It brings the maturity level down tremendously.

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.