Horsemen (2009)
At home, hardened police detective Aidan Breslin (Dennis Quaid) has grown increasingly distant from his two young sons, Alex (Lou Taylor Pucci) and Sean (Liam James), since the death of his wife. At work, he finds himself thrust into an investigation of perverse serial killings rooted in the Biblical prophecy of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: The White Horseman, a master of deception and the unexpected leader hell-bent on conquest; The Red Horseman, a sharp-witted warrior intent on turning man against man, with an innocence that hides a burning rage within; The Black Horseman, a manipulative and dark tyrant, unbalanced but always one step ahead; and The Pale Horseman, an executioner with disarming strength, determined to spread death through surgical precision.
I'm confused. @foodstampsforall
Not so much about the movie itself. I get what happeneds. I understand. i'm just confused about how i feel about it. I almost feel as though some of the acting could've been better. The asian girl didn't do so well, though the scene with the emotionless tear falling down her cheek was cool. I was expecting the ending throughout most of the movie, just by the way the movie was being patterned. Though at the same time I was very excited for the ending, I just felt like that was quite a letdown too. This was a movie i was anticipating for a long time, and i think i may end up saying it was a good movie, but in my opinion, it was sort of a letdown. Still see for yourself, this is completely my opinion. You may love it.
If you're thinking "it can't be too bad if Dennis Quaid is in it," YOU ARE VERY WRONG. @Lungdart
You can bury the movie in as much gore, creative death traps, and distractions as possible, but the movie is still piece of crap without a good plot. Most whodunit films allow you to piece it all together at any point, but you find yourself so wrapped up in the whole thing until the very end where you end up thinking "well, of course! duh! Why didn't I put 2 + 2 together until now?"; well, the good ones anyway. Very few of these movies completely blow my mind, but most pass as okay stories. Unfortunately, it seems as though the screenwriters for this film had all these great ideas until the simple factor of why and who. They give a real poor effort as to the motive for such freakshow murders and an even worse message to send out to those who wasted their money on this crap. There is no ultimate message to deliver except possibly what the emo subculture may find to ring true their black and miserable hearts. Oh, woe is me. Not only did the director and editors of this film add parts that were unnecessary and jumbled up scenes throughout the film to deliberately prolong the viewers to guess at who had done it, but after all this investigation Dennis Quaid only bothered to check out the connections between the killers/victims toward the very end? Aha! Clue! If this main character were a detective in real life, nothing would ever be solved purely out of raging idiocy. More importantly, the struggles that most of the characters must face are benign and do not justify or provoke such monstrosity as portrayed in this movie. Plus, when were children ever this creative in their suicides? Did the basic methods go out of style all of a sudden? "Oh well it's a movie, things are supposed to be a little more dramatic." Yes, but it should still pass for believable. I strongly believe in the theory that movies should be believable; especially if they are based on our planet like this one! I find myself reeling back from this movie with severe disappointment and purely disturbed at how writers could possibly think this crap can pass for a good mystery or drama. It's like watching As the World Turns instead of a premium content series on HBO.
Lame - SPOILERS @Bagowk
The movie started off just fine, but went downhill fast when you learn the identity of the killers. They aren't the least bit scary or intimidating - rather than horsemen they are just a bunch of wussy emo teens. Don't waste your money.
Dissappointing @michael-ashby
The beginning of the movie set things up nicely and I was fully engaged, but 2/3rds of the way through and I was greatly disappointed. Acting was so-so, but the ultimate premise of the movie fell WAY below expectations. I was left scratching my head and saying "THIS is what the movie was about?" Don't want to spoil it for others, so I won't give any details, but suffice to say it's a major letdown with plenty of plot holes to leave you angry and wanting your hour and a half back.
Worst Quaid movie EVER! @Treadstone 71X
Horsemen's plot summarized in one sentence: take SE7EN, replace Kevin Spacey with a ragtag bunch of prepubescent sadomasochists, and instead of suspense pile on excessive amounts of gore. Dennis Quaid is okay in the movie - not at his best, but still decent. Everything else about it was terrible.