Kevin Costner’s new film has been heavily criticized, despite earning a 10-minute standing ovation from audiences after its premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on Sunday.
Horizon: An American Saga is an epic multi-part Western film that follows the American Civil War and the expansion of the American West.
Kevin, 69, not only plays the lead role, but also serves as director, producer and co-writer with Job Baird; The actor’s eyes filled with tears during the long applause moments after the credits rolled.
Their happiness might be short-lived, however, as not all critics are fans of the three-hour western, which has received some scathing reviews and a very low score on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film has a surprisingly low 20% on the Tomatometer; This score represents the percentage of reviews from professional critics that are positive for a given movie or television show.
Kevin Costner’s epic Horizon has been panned on Rotten Tomatoes and received scathing reviews despite receiving a 10-minute standing ovation at Cannes.
The film has a surprisingly low 20% on the Tomatometer; This score represents the percentage of reviews from professional critics that are positive for a given movie or television show.
Kevin Costner, 69, teared up during a 10-minute standing ovation after the premiere of his new multi-part Western epic, Horizon: An American Saga.
Since the movie has not yet been released, it has yet to produce an audience score, which represents the percentage of users who have rated a movie or TV show positively.
Critics do not limit themselves to their opinion on the epic: Richard Lawson of vanity fair writing, “At least Horizon accomplishes an astonishing feat: it makes one wonder if perhaps we went too hard on The Postman.”
He described the film as “far from majestic, or even coherent”, instead describing it as “a jumble of clichéd plots rendered in faded colours”.
The reviewer adds that “it doesn’t feel like a movie at all,” as viewers are presented with “the characters and plot of a season of television.”
Meanwhile, Varieties Owen Gleiberman agrees that “it doesn’t feel like a movie.” It seems like the seedbed for a miniseries.’
He wrote: “As an independent film (which it isn’t, but let’s pretend for a moment), ‘Horizon’ is at once intricate, ambitious, intriguing and twisty. But it never quite moves.
“He’s too busy laying down narrative clues and working out the details of situations that don’t seem to lead anywhere special.”
Lee Marshall daily screen He also comments negatively on the number of stories, joking: “Costner’s Civil War-set epic offers an old-fashioned celebration of the pioneer spirit, and a set of stories that never have time to be addressed before the film moves on.” .
The standing ovation for Horizon and Costner went on for 10 minutes with enthusiastic cheers.
Since the movie has not yet been released, it has yet to produce an audience score, which represents the percentage of users who have rated a movie or TV show positively.
Horizon: An American Saga Chapter One will be released in theaters on June 28, and then Chapter Two will follow and debut on August 16.
Sienna Miller is among the star-studded cast that also includes Sam Worthington, Giovanni Ribisi, Jena Malone, Abbey Lee, Michael Rooker, Danny Huston, Luke Wilson, Isabelle Fuhrman, Jeff Fahey, Will Patton, Tatanka Means, Owen Crow Shoe , Ella Hunt, Jamie Campbell Bower and Thomas Haden Church, among many others
So far, there is no official information on when the other episodes will be released in theaters.
“Even an audience that might have enjoyed Costner’s pensive Montana bullet ballet (2003) risks feeling alienated by Horizon’s bracing, abrupt twists between its various stories.”
Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian rated the film two stars out of five, writing that it “doesn’t set up anything exciting for its various unresolved stories, and doesn’t leave us suspenseful waiting for anything more.”
He continued: “Aside from a few mildly funny moments, it keeps you guessing when and if it’s going to be interesting.”
Despite the large number of scathing reviews, there were also some positive opinions among them.
Pete Hammond from Deadline Hollywood wrote: “For Costner, this is an impressive start, with the promise of more to come.”
Meanwhile, The Telegraph Robbie Collin also praised the film, writing: “Costner and Jon Baird’s tonally precise script has three main stories unfolding side by side, but takes its time with each, allowing their flavors to develop in scenes. long and slow.”
Costner previously revealed in June 2022 that he planned to make four Horizon movies in total, filmed back to back.
Most recently, the second film wrapped production last summer, but then production on the third film was halted due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes.
Costner previously revealed in June 2022 that he planned to make four Horizon movies in total, filmed back-to-back (pictured above at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival).
So far, there is no official information on when the other episodes will be released in theaters.
Sienna Miller is among the star-studded cast that also includes Sam Worthington, Giovanni Ribisi, Jena Malone, Abbey Lee, Michael Rooker, Danny Huston, Luke Wilson, Isabelle Fuhrman, Jeff Fahey, Will Patton, Tatanka Means, Owen Crow Shoe , Ella Hunt, Jamie Campbell Bower and Thomas Haden Church, among many others.
The actor and producer has had a long love for the Wild West and American history, and has been able to bring that passion to life through film on several occasions.
‘Many times we compare ourselves to other generations. I think about what was at stake. How did people survive? There’s a rawness and an unpredictability to it. “That torments me,” he explained to People in November 2022.
He went on to explain how difficult it was to make Horizon, but at the same time confessed that it’s exactly what he should be doing right now.
“Horizon is incredibly meaningful to me,” he said. “It really was the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life, but it’s exactly what I want to do.”
Horizon: An American Saga Chapter One will be released in theaters on June 28, and then Chapter Two will follow and debut on August 16.