HORNS (2013)

[indianasmith]

   HARRY POTTER's Daniel Radcliffe is back in this bizarre story of love, horror, obsession, and revenge.
Ignatius "Iggy" is deeply in love with his girlfriend Merrin - but now she has been killed and the whole town believes that he did it.  They call him a devil, a murderer, a monster, and he turns to drink in an effort to stifle his grief.  After a particularly heavy binge, he wakes up at the apartment of a waitress friend, looks in the mirror, and sees a pair of unusual protrusions growing out of his forehead.  He's growing horns!
  But these horns are more than just an accessory.  They make everyone who sees them give vent to their most secret and selfish desires - and come clean about any dirty secrets they might be hiding.  After initially freaking out, Iggy decides to use his newfound power to discover the truth about who killed the love of his life.
   I really enjoyed this.  The acting is great, the story intriguing, and the make up effects are awesome.  Anyone else seen it yet?  I give it
4.5/5

[Rev. Powell]

I didn't like it nearly as much as you. I gave it 2.5/5. I actually liked the opening but it totally lost me be the third act.

Here's what I wrote: "there are too many narrative and stylistic gambles, without enough payoffs. The result is an initially promising film that ends up as a mild disappointment. Horns may be successful in changing Radcliffe’s image, however: whether the change is from cute magical lad to tormented antihero, or from bankable star to fading child actor in need of a better agent, may be a matter of opinion." Full review here: http://366weirdmovies.com/horns-2013/.

[BoyScoutKevin]

I think it was his acting in Woman in Black" that did a lot in making people forget his Harry Potter. At least, "Woman in Black" was successful enough with him in it, that it gave rise to that sign of success a sequel "Woman in Black 2." Still, he doesn't appear to be lacking for work in the next few years, as he has on his plate "Train wreck," "Victor Frankenstein," not the tile role, but the role of Igor, "Brooklyn Bridge," where he plays Washington Roebling in the film, and "Now You See Me : the 2nd Act." We wish him all the best.