I'll admit it, I was intrigued by the bold strategy that Kevin Costner was taking with his planned four-part epic western Horizon: An American Saga. Not only did he film the first two parts of the story (titled Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 respectively) back to back, but the plan to release them just about a month and a half apart was something we rarely see in Hollywood. All of this had me list it as my most anticipated summer blockbuster movie of 2024. Then the wheels came off the wagon.
After premiering at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1 received tepid reviews; when I finally saw it, I sadly could only agree with the less than favorable sentiments in my own Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1 review. Not the end of the world, movies have succeeded despite bad reviews in the past, and Warner Bros., the studio behind 2023's biggest box office hit Barbie, was promoting the heck out of the movie. (Technically the movie is distributed by New Line Cinema, but they fall under the Warner Bros. banner.)
