Last night I decided to watch a revenge movie. Why do I watch such violent films?
I do not have the answer. I selected The Horseman, an Australian movie that stars Peter Marshall, Caroline Marohasy, and Brad McMurray. Before I begin, you might ask why is this movie called The Horseman because this film has nothing to do with horses or the men who ride them.
The Horseman follows Christian (Marshall), a pest control man who drives a van and carries with him a big toolbox full of all sorts of handy stuff. He uses many of these tools to inflict pain and remove body parts all up and down the East coast of Australia.
The Horseman starts with a brutal killing and doesn't let up until the credits roll. When Christian discovers his teenage daughter has died he is distraught. When a VHS video arrives in his mailbox showing his daughter in an apparent stupor being tag teamed by multiple guys he sorta loses the plot.
Christian spends the next few days getting to the bottom of things, making sure he needn't backtrack by dealing with each and every responsible party at the time he meets them. Where ethics and fairness get blurred is where it seems that more innocent – or at least less guilty – members often receive the same treatment as the deserving.
Most people probably would not enjoy the graphic violence which is central to this movie; thus, I do not recommend this movie.