Plot Summary
After September 11, 2001, when he mother died, Taylor Sims is separated from her father for years. However, she is given a chance to rebuild a relationship with him at the horse ranch he owns. Taylor predictably finds a horse to bond with and a new boyfriend as well. But when adversity faces the horse ranch, will Taylor and her father be able to get along and win the competition to save everything?
Production Quality (0 points)
Though Running Forever (which was repackaged as the scam ‘Christmas’ film A Horse for Christmas) had a $5 million budget, this is one of the worst productions ever made. Besides cheap video quality and shaky camera work throughout, audio quality is terrible as it frequently uses overdubs and a generic loud soundtrack to cover up loud background sounds that even still bleed through. Sets, locations, and props are very cheap, and there are too many close-up shots throughout. There are also unforced issues like obvious continuity errors and awful transitions and cuts. Overall, despite the money sunk into this sinking ship, this production is a disaster of epic proportions.
Plot and Storyline Quality (0 points)
A Horse for Christmas Running Forever is one of those stories that is trying to make you think it is bigger than it is. In reality, everything about this half-wit plot has been done before, from the trouble character going to a rural area to bond with a horse and fall in love with the stable hand, to losing the beloved horse, to mending an estranged family relationship. These clichés are not even executed in a good fashion, as dialogue is extremely thin, which creates cardboard characters. The Christian message is plastic and seems very forced. There is barely any substantial content in this plot, and the psychological elements that are attempted are laughable. In the end, there is nothing good to say about this movie.
Acting Quality (0 points)
Clearly no acting coaching whatsoever was employed in this film as the film’s makers largely make up a majority of the cast. Line delivery is awful, while emotions are painful. Everybody is unnatural and stiff in their performances, and no care was given to casting people according to the ages of the characters they are supposed to be portraying. Like the rest of the film, it seems like it’s all done on the fly.
Conclusion
New Kingdom Pictures seems like a total scam. Not only did they try to re-release this film as a Christmas film, they didn’t even attempt to add any Christmas elements to it. I guess they realized this film was so bad it needed a PR boost two years later. Regardless, Running Forever is basically a train wreck of a film that had no business being made, not only because of its highly uncreative premise, but also because so much money was mishandled in a terrible production. Somebody needs to stop giving these people so much money to waste.
Final Rating: 0 out of 10 points
Box Office Revolution 
Am I the only person who notices a correlation between christian films and horses?
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It’s an overused genre in most inspirational films lol
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