Horsemen (2009)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Jonas Åkerlund

Writer (WGA):

Dave Callaham (written by)

Release Date:

6 February 2009 (Italy)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Four victims. Four painful secrets.

Plot:

A recently widowed detective still grieving over his wife's death discovers a shocking connection between himself and the suspects in a serial killing spree linked to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

Plot Keywords:

Death | Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse | Murder | Police Detective | Electric Saw

Cast

Dennis Quaid	...	Aidan Breslin
Ziyi Zhang	...	Kristin
Lou Taylor Pucci	...	Alex Breslin
Clifton Collins Jr.	...	Stingray
Barry Shabaka Henley	...	Tuck
Patrick Fugit	...	Corey
Eric Balfour	...	Taylor
Paul Dooley	...	Father Whiteleather
Thomas Mitchell	...	Thug
Liam James	...	Sean Breslin
Chelcie Ross	...	Police Chief Krupa
Manfred Maretzki	...	Bob
Arne MacPherson	...	Navratil
David Dastmalchian	...	Terrence
Peter Stormare	...	David Spitz

Also Known As:

Horsemen of the Apocalypse (UK) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for grisly and disturbing content, some sexual images and language.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:R | Hong Kong:III | Singapore:M18 (cut) | Singapore:NC-16 (edited version) | UK:18 | Australia:MA | France:-16 | South Korea:18 | Japan:R15+ | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB)

Filming Locations:

Bell Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Company:

Mandate Pictures

Trivia:

Neal McDonough was originally cast as Krupa and shot all of his scenes. After almost a year there were reshoots in Chicago which involved all McDonough's scenes; he was not available so Chelcie Ross replaced him.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the beginning of the movie, when the Detective visits the second dead body of the girl, you can see the detective going to talk to the daughters, but in the next shot when their father comes in, the detective is standing next to the policeman again, and then returns to his original position in the next frame.

Movie Connections:

References Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves (2005) (VG)

Soundtrack:

The Last Time We Talked

Please, make it stop

An earlier reviewer said his friend thought this was the worst movie he'd ever seen. My friend turned to me after watching this on HBO On Demand and said literally the same thing to me. I wish I could give this film less than a '1'. I've seen a lot of Michael Bey productions, and true to form it is a total mess. Dave Callaham should really rethink this screen writing thing. He's no good at it and his sense of story and dialog are an insult to anyone over six years old, make that four years old; I know some six year olds who could put together a better story than this. I'm actually a fan of Dennis Quaid, can't imagine what got him into this project. Maybe he was drugged and forced to do it. And of course none of this would have been possible without the steady hand and crystal vision of Jonas Akerlund, holding the wheel as he sailed this turkey right into the rocks. I guess directing the Madonna and Metallica videos won't qualify you to direct features. I'm so sorry to have wasted 90 minutes on this.