Early reviews of Kevin Costner’s Horizon: American Saga: Chapter 2 were released on Saturday after their premiere at the Venice Film Festival and critics remain unimpressed.

Horizon Chapter 2 Of course, this is the second of four planned chapters about the expansion of the American West. Costner is co-writer, lead actor and director of the saga.

Horizon Chapter 2 was withdrawn from the planned release date of August 16th after Horizon Chapter 1 The film performed poorly after its debut in North American theaters on June 28, grossing $11 million in its opening weekend. To make matters worse, the film received several negative reviews.

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Horizon Chapter 1 The film officially closed its domestic box office on August 8th and grossed $29 million. Combined with $2.4 million in international ticket sales, the film grossed $31.5 million worldwide.

Leslie Felperin from The Hollywood Reporter was one of the first critics to Horizon Chapter 2 after the premiere in Venice. And while Felperin said that the second chapter is “more fun” than Horizon Chapter 1the critic’s observations were not good.

“This second three-hour part of the Wild West soap opera, which premieres in Venice, has basically the same problems as its predecessor: too much preparation and not enough impact; uneven editing that only highlights the lack of harmony between the different narrative strands; and cliched production values ​​that often make the film seem kitschy and old-fashioned, and not in a good way,” writes Felperin.

Other “Horizon 2” reviews are not much more positive

Among the other critics from Hollywood’s major trade magazines, the Horizon Chapter 2 was Jessica Kiang from diversitywho was frustrated by Kevin Costner’s ambitious western epic.

In summary Horizon Chapter 2Kiang, how THR Had some positive things to say in her review, but ultimately panned the film.

“Despite the often excellent old-school western technique, the three-hour-plus second part of Costner’s passion project is just as unwieldy and confusingly disjointed as the first,” writes Kiang.

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The headline of the film review by The Wrap Ben Croll reads from one part: “Kevin Costner’s slow and boring sequel is unlikely to win any new fans.”

Croll also called Horizon Chapter 2 “more soap opera than spectacle.”

Horizon Chapter 2—which was screened out of competition—closed the 81st edition of the Venice International Film Festival.

Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 is still waiting for a release date in the US.

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