The first review for Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 are in! The upcoming second installment of Kevin Costner’s sprawling four-chapter western epic had its world premiere at the 81st Venice Film Festival. This happened after his The planned August 16 release date was pulled after the first chapter’s poor critical and commercial performanceCollected only $36 million worldwide at the box office against a budget of $100 million. Currently, no new release date has been announced for Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2.
Critics who attended the world premiere of the movie in Venice shared their reviews for Horizon Chapter 2, Which are mostly negative. ScreenRantS Alex Harrison believes that it could have profit as a television series, stating that “A little sculpting wouldn’t take away from the expanse” And that “He doesn’t go out of his way to make pictures that make full use of the scope available to him.” This is echoed in Jessica Kiang’s review for Varietysaid the footagecould have made three perfectly compelling hour-long episodes of the prestige TV show that “Horizon” should always have been.
What the Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 reviews tell us about the movie?
Chapter 2 still does not have a release date.
The reception for Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 is similar to the first installment When it had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Many reviewers shared that the movie suffers from the same flaws as the first, viz AwardswatchMartin Tsai says, “Chapter 2 feels just as episodic as the first installment.” the raps Ben Kroll also stated that “By spreading the very TV narrative rhythms that cluttered and confused in “Chapter 1,” the latest volume is unlikely to win over unfamiliar devotees and certainly not a last-minute theatrical save.“
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At the time of this writing, No review thoroughly praised the movie. The most positive finding is from The Hollywood Reporters Leslie Felperin, who, while agreeing that the sequel still has the same issues as the first, believes that it is slightly more enjoyable to watch. She explained it “Although many of the characters fit into camp tropes — the long-suffering well-born wife, the gunman with a past, the dignified black lieutenant, the salty, plain-spoken matron — Jon Baird and Costner’s script Makes a credible effort to add some dimension where possible.”
Even with a rather disappointing reception about how its story evolves and how its flaws are transposed from the first film to the sequel, most reviews agree that the movie looks visually great. ScreenDailyS Fionnuala Halligan praised the cinematography, saying that its “Visuals, again provided by DoP Michael Muro, are as clean and gorgeous as they were last time – especially in the horse-wrestling ranch, but also in the Utah valleys and plains.”
The reviews are not encouraging for the franchise’s future, especially whether the last two movies will come to fruition, let alone if Chapter 2 can even secure a new release date.
with Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2It looks like Costner is expanding on his ambitious western epic in grand ways, but is plagued with the same issues that made the first chapter so frustrating. The reviews are not encouraging for the future of the franchise, especially whether the last two movies will come to fruition, let alone if Chapter 2 Can even secure a new release date. In the meantime, Costner seems ready to complete his epic western story, but the future looks bleak now.
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