Although there are hints of complex themes within some of these plots, and the actors all give reasonably strong performances as their characters, Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 doesn’t really know what to do with any of them yet. Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 5, 2024

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Hi, I’m dads. Photo: Warner Bros. This review was published on May 20, 2024, after Horizon: An American Saga premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. The film is now in theaters. It’s about an hour into Kevin Costner ’s western Horizon: An American Saga when Kevin Costner shows up.

Tagline The story of a nation unsettled. In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic Westerns, Horizon: An American Saga explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many.