Sometimes a film will be released that has a unique idea, an idea that can be twisted but still beautiful in its delivery. Books are written and as we read them we get an idea of what each character, each scene, each word spoken should be like and who should be phrasing them on the big screen. I never actually read the book by Joe Hill whose book Horns is based upon but I wish I had. I can't really say whether what the director and stars of Horns the movie produced would be to his liking but I'm sure the book would have been a lot smoother in its delivery none-the-less. It is now on my personal "too read" list anyway.
Iggy Perish played by Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter, The Woman in Black) wakes one morning after what appears to be a very big night drinking, walks over to his vast record collection, pulls out a David Bowie album and plays "We can be heroes". He then walks over to the window and pulls back the shade to reveal a monster amount of reporters and their crew sitting out the front of his house with people holding banners stating things like; "Murderer", "You Should Hang" and so much more. Turns out Ig (as he is known about the town) is the prime suspect in his high school sweetheart Merrins murder played by Juno Temple. (Maleficent, the Dark Knight Rises) The town for obvious reason hates him and basically wish the case was solved and he was put away. One morning after another drunken night Ig wakes up with horns protruding from his temples, the way people begin to react around Ig suddenly changes .
I really enjoyed Horns I thought Daniel Radcliffe was amazing in his role, his cold stares and even his accent was pretty outstanding. He definitely has come a long way since Hogwarts. My only real problem with the film was its pace and it's absolutely no idea what it wanted to be genre. You could almost say the film has four different parts all shot by different directors and then edited together. Actually the film was directed by Alexandre Aja (Mirrors, The Hills Have Eyes) it's not that he's done a bad job I tend to more think he's tried to do too much with it and going for almost 2 hours in length it is rather long where I don't think it needed to be. The film is very dark, very twisted, it's a thriller who done it crossed with a horror and a little comedy all at once. A unique idea that's for sure. I'm not saying it doesn't work because with it being such a unique idea it keeps you entertained enough to not let go and wait for the next laugh or vital bit of information. There is some great locations used and some of the camera work is new in itself. The soundtrack was pretty awesome as well. (Can never go wrong using Bowie in my book) Unfortunately it never meets any of the genres its tries to be fully and in the end we are left a little disappointed with what we soon work out to be a very predictable conclusion.
I believe this film will appeal to a large audience not for the youngings though due to language and horror elements within, overall I believe it's enjoyable enough to recommend to those who want something different than than the usual trash Hollywood and its brothers deliver. When watching it, be prepared for something a little different.
Iggy Perish played by Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter, The Woman in Black) wakes one morning after what appears to be a very big night drinking, walks over to his vast record collection, pulls out a David Bowie album and plays "We can be heroes". He then walks over to the window and pulls back the shade to reveal a monster amount of reporters and their crew sitting out the front of his house with people holding banners stating things like; "Murderer", "You Should Hang" and so much more. Turns out Ig (as he is known about the town) is the prime suspect in his high school sweetheart Merrins murder played by Juno Temple. (Maleficent, the Dark Knight Rises) The town for obvious reason hates him and basically wish the case was solved and he was put away. One morning after another drunken night Ig wakes up with horns protruding from his temples, the way people begin to react around Ig suddenly changes .
I really enjoyed Horns I thought Daniel Radcliffe was amazing in his role, his cold stares and even his accent was pretty outstanding. He definitely has come a long way since Hogwarts. My only real problem with the film was its pace and it's absolutely no idea what it wanted to be genre. You could almost say the film has four different parts all shot by different directors and then edited together. Actually the film was directed by Alexandre Aja (Mirrors, The Hills Have Eyes) it's not that he's done a bad job I tend to more think he's tried to do too much with it and going for almost 2 hours in length it is rather long where I don't think it needed to be. The film is very dark, very twisted, it's a thriller who done it crossed with a horror and a little comedy all at once. A unique idea that's for sure. I'm not saying it doesn't work because with it being such a unique idea it keeps you entertained enough to not let go and wait for the next laugh or vital bit of information. There is some great locations used and some of the camera work is new in itself. The soundtrack was pretty awesome as well. (Can never go wrong using Bowie in my book) Unfortunately it never meets any of the genres its tries to be fully and in the end we are left a little disappointed with what we soon work out to be a very predictable conclusion.
I believe this film will appeal to a large audience not for the youngings though due to language and horror elements within, overall I believe it's enjoyable enough to recommend to those who want something different than than the usual trash Hollywood and its brothers deliver. When watching it, be prepared for something a little different.