THE HORSEMEN
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Cast: Dennis Quaid, Ziyi Zhang Rating: MA15+ for Strong Violence Tagline: Four Victims. Four Painful Secrets. DVD Release: January 6, 2010 INFO: The Blu-Ray Australian version is unrated, spanning 4 minutes longer than the DVD version. While this film never had a Aussie theatrical releae, if it didn't bomb in the US we probably would've got one. Special Features: * Audio Commentary * Deleted Scenes |
Plot Synopsis, Review
A recently widowed detective is put on a serial killing case where the killers are claiming to be "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse". He struggle's to find lose ends and is also dealing with his family's grief, but soon each horsemen is revealing themselves and their deadly motive is soon realised.
Average. The movie was successful in keeping you watching, and it had many intriguing scenes stopping you from being bored. The death scenes were very distrubing, people hanging from fish hooks isn't something you want to look at everytime someone is murdered, but I think the film had originality in a sub-genre that lacks originality. I'd class this as part of the grieving-cop sub-genre (and let's face it, there is plenty of film's with a similar premise) and it pulls out all the cliche's of the main character working hard and not noticing his children etc. etc. The film's killer I predicted at 40minutes in, and wasn't surprised when my hypothesis turned out to be true, with genre cliche's added for my rolling eye's effect.
The film is by Platinum Dunes, who have made some excellent films over the years. They usually make horror films, and to make a thriller was a surprising turn (to me), but I think they nailed it for a watchable throw-away thriller. I liked the gloomy tone of the film, it really gets me in the mood and settled from early on.
The acting was great. "Dennis Quaid" was surprisingly good as the cop desperate to find the killer/s. We rotted for him all the way, and he was much better in this than he was in "Cold Creek Manor". "Ziyi Zhang" was excellent. She was inspiring from transforming from an innocent molested girl to an evil bitch. Her english speaking that had a slight Asian accent gave her character a more creepy tone, I thought.
Overall "The Horsement" is watchable and intriguing, but it's sheer predictability and cliche's were a let-down. My rating is 2.5/5.
Average. The movie was successful in keeping you watching, and it had many intriguing scenes stopping you from being bored. The death scenes were very distrubing, people hanging from fish hooks isn't something you want to look at everytime someone is murdered, but I think the film had originality in a sub-genre that lacks originality. I'd class this as part of the grieving-cop sub-genre (and let's face it, there is plenty of film's with a similar premise) and it pulls out all the cliche's of the main character working hard and not noticing his children etc. etc. The film's killer I predicted at 40minutes in, and wasn't surprised when my hypothesis turned out to be true, with genre cliche's added for my rolling eye's effect.
The film is by Platinum Dunes, who have made some excellent films over the years. They usually make horror films, and to make a thriller was a surprising turn (to me), but I think they nailed it for a watchable throw-away thriller. I liked the gloomy tone of the film, it really gets me in the mood and settled from early on.
The acting was great. "Dennis Quaid" was surprisingly good as the cop desperate to find the killer/s. We rotted for him all the way, and he was much better in this than he was in "Cold Creek Manor". "Ziyi Zhang" was excellent. She was inspiring from transforming from an innocent molested girl to an evil bitch. Her english speaking that had a slight Asian accent gave her character a more creepy tone, I thought.
Overall "The Horsement" is watchable and intriguing, but it's sheer predictability and cliche's were a let-down. My rating is 2.5/5.