Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

"More a tribute to great westerns than a great one itself."

"A rigorous and handsome drama, finely hewn by Costner and his cast."

"It's fine for an epic to sprawl, but you want a sense of purpose at the same time."

"By turns convoluted, ambitious, intriguing, and meandering. But it’s never quite moving."

"Costner’s mammoth vision of frontier America can be breathtaking."

"Earnest yet hopeful, with crisply drawn characters – but perhaps its full grandeur won’t be fully realised until part two."

"In dire need of narrative streamlining."

"Like a three-hour pilot episode for a TV show, with half-formed characters and no discernible structure."

"How The West Was [Yawn]."

"A throwback to the Cinerama blockbusters of the 1960s, with a modern twist."

"It feels like a journey to nowhere."

"Rushes through its many stories and straight past American history."

"The most expensive trailer for a sequel ever made."

"So far... more about a certain set of movie memories than a movie of its own."

"All setup, not enough action."

"A banal new frontier."

"We owe it to (Costner) to ride beside him a little more. Let’s see if he can stick the landing."

"After the first, three-hour installment of four planned features, we’re still waiting for the epic to arrive."

"A scattered start to this series."

"A frontier flop."