Good revenge flicks are few and far between. Many try but fail to hit the mark by using excessive violence as a means to mask a shallow plot about revenge or they just try too hard. These usually just end up turning into ham fisted torture porn flicks like Hostel. Then we have revenge classics like Death Wish, High Plains Drifter, and Oldboy. The Horseman definitely hits the mark as a competent revenge flick thanks to solid direction and a great character.
The Horseman follows Christian, a father who is having a hard time coping with the death of his daughter. He then receives an anonymous video showing what happened to his daughter prior to her death and Christian then goes on a crusade to find the truth behind his daughters death. Not a terribly exciting premise, but writer/director Steven Kastrissios manages to take a cliché plot and turn it into an enjoyable movie.
