Kevin Costner's New Western Movie Horizon Has Critics & Audience Very Divided On Rotten Tomatoes
Critics and viewers are sharply divided in Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1. Kevin Costner, who plays Yellowstone in the film, is the film's main actor, director, producer, and screenplay. A star-studded cast that includes Jamie Campbell Bower (Stranger Things), Sam Worthington (Avatar: The Way of Water), Sienna Miller (American Sniper), and more join Costner. The first film in a planned four-part series about the development and colonization of the American West, Horizon is anticipated to include a rotating cast of actors.
Despite the fact that Costner is a huge fan of the film, reviews and viewership have been divided. Using the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer, critics have given it a Rotten rating. As of this writing, movie has a miserable 46% Tomatometer score, which stands in stark contrast to the audience score, which is quite high. It received a 71% rating from audiences, good enough for a Fresh classification.
The Rotten Tomatoes Scores for Horizon Are Widely Divergent.
Costner is committed to seeing Horizon through to a satisfactory end. The film series is intended to run for four parts. The other two movies are not finished, but Chapter 2 is scheduled for release on August 16. Costner used his own funds to finance Horizon, having already invested a minimum of $20 million in the first two films. More evidence of his commitment comes from the $50 million that he allegedly raised through fundraisers. However, Horizon needs some assistance at the box office to make sure the franchise continues, as Chapter 4 is still in development and Chapter 3 is only now beginning filming.
Over the course of its first weekend at the box office, Chapter 1 only made $11 million domestically and less than $1 million internationally. The first film has a $100 million budget, which is intended to cover the first two parts. If it is to recoup that amount, word-of-mouth support will be crucial, as marketing has not been sufficient. Although the unfavorable critical score will probably be an issue, the 71% audience score might persuade some viewers to watch once the film is available on streaming services.
Although a 71% score is better than expected, it is still not very good. While a new score might make up for the discrepancy, it has now dropped to a Rotten score. There won't be much time for the franchise to recuperate before it must shift its focus to the sequel, with only one month until Chapter 2 opens in theaters. It might be saved by a streaming premiere, however the date of the stream has not yet been revealed. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 is having trouble with its divided Rotten Tomatoes score and could use all the assistance it can get.
