In
the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to find
strange horns sprouting from his temples.
Starring:
Daniel Radcliffe, Juno Temple, and Max Minghella
Director:
Alexandre Aja
Written
by: Keith Bunin (screenplay), and Joe Hill (novel)
All right, let me start by saying I
really had little interest in seeing “Horns.” I mean, after reading the
synopsis why would I. "A young man awakens to find strange horns sprouting
from his temples"... so! It's not like a cop awakens alone in a hospital
only to find zombies have taken over his world, or anything like that. The only
thing slightly interesting in the synopsis is the mysterious death of his
girlfriend, but that barely seems like a reason to see this movie.
In spite of all of that, I gave it a
chance, and it did surprise me in some ways. Yes, the horns thing is weird, but
they find a way to make good use of it. Along with the horns comes Ig’s (Daniel
Radcliff) ability to get people to tell him what they really desire, and get
them to do those things and more. This creates several hilarious scenes
including getting news reporters to beat each other up, and some funny moments
in a doctor's office.
Ig uses the horns, and his newfound
abilities to help find out who killed his girlfriend (Merrin). Most of the town
already thinks he's the killer, and he gets treated as just that. There are even
some people who take pleasure in trying to ruin his life. Well more fun happens
when he finally embraces the evil in him the horns create, and he gets revenge
on some of this people.
As for the mystery death, I wish that
part of the movie surprised me as much as the first half of the movie. It turns
out that it isn't so difficult to figure out who the killer is because there's
really a lack of suspects. The movie uses a bunch of flashbacks to Ig's
childhood, where the audience sees how he met Merrin, and some of the friends
and family in his present day life. It becomes obvious, unless the killer is
someone out of the blue, that only a couple of people could be the killer (in
other words you should figure it out).
The other thing that comes into play
here is the love story that kind of hides in the background until the end of
the movie. I can't say I ever got into that part of the movie, so the ending
didn't excite me. There’s some action, and an unexpected change in Ig, which at
least kept my attention. Too bad that came along with some bad special
effects.
While not initially seeing any reason
to watch "Horns," I gave it a chance, and it surprised me for at
least the first half of the movie or so. Actually, the part I thought I would
be interested in let me down, while the part that turned me off was actually
entertaining. A young man waking up with horns in his head didn't interest me,
but it actually helps present some of the best moments in the movie. I had
hopes for the mystery part of the movie, but the killer became evident too
early leaving the only mystery being how it was done. In the end, I give this
movie 2.5 pools of blood.
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