Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

Movie
38/100
MovieNerd Score

Explore the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, embark on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.

Filmmaking

Overall
33
Screenplay
20
Acting
55
Cinematography
48
Production
50
Directing
25
Concept
30
Story
30
Dialogue
25
Characters
38
Pacing
20
Musical Score
50

Attributes

Entertaining
30
Uniqueness
35
How Much I Like It
20
Twists
10
Artistry
15
Fun
20
Cliche
35
Cheesy
30
Broad Appeal
40
Cerebral
5
Emotional
25
Discussion Worthy
60

Genres

Comedy
?
Drama
30
Suspense
25
Action
55
Mystery
?
Thriller
?
Horror
?
Adventure
?
Romance
15
Science Fiction
?
Fantasy
?
Animation
?

Maturity

Family Friendly
40
Positive Message
40
Thematically Mature
50
Intense
28
Sexuality
20
Nudity
15
Violence
45
Gore
30
Crude
15
Profanity
15
Scary
0
Substance Use
15

1 Review

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33 Overall20 Screenplay55 Acting48 Cinematography50 Production30 Concept30 Story25 Dialogue38 Characters50 Musical Score35 Uniqueness30 Entertaining

At the end one of my friends said this was one of the worst movies he'd ever seen and there were many times my friends and I were laughing at how cringy it was. Horizon failed on almost every level. The audience that unironically likes Kirk Cameron movies or lifetime movies or can't tell the difference between DVD quality and 4k will probably like it though. If you hear someone say it had good cinematography what they meant is that they thought the locations looked good. FYI this is a movie on infinite intros to new storylines and by the time they switch back you're like, oh yeah I kind of remember these guys. Two hours into the movie my friend said "Name me one character in this movie".... and I couldn't do it lol. I wanted to like it because I know one of the stars and he is a really nice dude and he did a great job along with a few of the other actors but it really should have been a mini series that went straight to streaming. Props to Costner for putting his money where his mouth is but this is what happens when you surround yourself with yes men that won't push back and reinforces that Costner couldn't recognize quality even if it was in a one person lineup.

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