The Horsemen (2009)
Average Rating: 4.6/10
Reviews Counted: 5
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 3
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Emotionally distanced form his two young sons following the untimely death of his devoted wife, a troubled detective investigates a series of murders that seem to be based on the Biblical prophecies concerning the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in a dark psychological thriller starring Dennis Quaid and Zhang Ziyi. Patrick Fugit, Clifton Collins Jr., and Peter Stormare co-star in a film by Spun director Jonas Ĺckerlund and Doom screenwriter Dave Callaham. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Mar 6, 2009 Wide
Jul 14, 2009
Lionsgate
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Dennis Quaid
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Ziyi Zhang
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Lou Taylor Pucci
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Clifton Collins Jr.
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All Critics (6) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (4) | DVD (2)
Riding in on the four ponies currently plaguing the Hollywood horror-thriller -- overstylized torture, whiplash editing, compulsive script reversals and crude neon lighting -- Horsemen brings its herd home to pasture in strictly predictable fashion.
Top CriticThe scenes of Quaid interrogating Zhang boast the hottest 'Outlet Mall Silence of the Lambs Acting' we're likely to see this year.
...a watchable yet entirely underwhelming piece of work...
A grim picture, but utterly ridiculous; a film encouraged by its own sense of misery, though in service of a director who botches the delicate balance between procedural nightmares and familial concern.
The finale left my eyes rolling with disbelief and not just because I didn't buy into the primary Horsemen's identity or their improbable motivation.
Not a movie I'll watch again, but to me it was (in varying degrees, no particular order) comparable to Primal Fear, Mr. Brooks, Stigmata, The Exorcist III, or Copycat.
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Great Thriller! This movie lived up to my expectations in all the important ways. My curiosity was jump started in the first scene, and the somber, introspective mood of the story line, spiked with horrific scenarios and sickening plot twists, was exactly what I hoped. The final twist was too easily guessed, of course, but it didn't take away from the finale, a powerfully emotional scene portrayed very convincingly by Dennis Quaid, who brought his usual energy and charisma to the role. If you're looking for a quality suspense thriller, this one is well worth your while!
Aidan Breslin is a bitter detective emotionally distanced from his two young sons following the untimely death of his devoted wife. While investigating a series of murders of rare violence, he discovers a terrifying link between a chain of murders and the Biblical prophecies concerning the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: War, Famine, Pestilence, and Death.
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Foreign Titles
- Horsemen (DE)
- Horsemen (UK)
