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.
Review of The Horse Dancer
