Daniel Radcliffe is nude again. This time it’s in “Horns” where he stars as Ig Perrish, a young man who tragically lost his girlfriend Merrin (Juno Temple) after she was viciously raped and murdered.
“Horns” is directed by Alexandre Aja (“The Hills Have Eyes”) and based on the bestselling book by Joe Hill. I find it impossible not to associate Hill with his horror-icon father Stephen King. Meeting Hill was eerie because he looks just like dad. I imagine it hasn’t been an easy road for Hill living under such a huge shadow, and much to his credit, he began his career by dropping his famous last name and earning some writing success on his own merits before people found out who he was.
The cast of “Horns” also includes Heather Graham, David Morse, James Remar, Max Minghella and Kathleen Quinlan. Keith Bunin wrote the screenplay. It’s got plenty of entertainment value, but without Radcliffe, who gives an outstanding performance, “Horns” would’ve seemed silly.
Radcliffe has lived on the planet Fame for a long time. He debuted as a 10-year-old in “David Copperfield” and then spent his teen years filming eight “Harry Potter” movies. It’s impressive how well he’s moving away from being pigeonholed. Since Potter, he has played a cripple on Broadway, sang in a musical, had homosexual sex as Allen Ginsburg in “Kill Your Darlings” and starred in full-frontal nudity on stage in “Equus.” He nixed clothes again in the rom-com, “What If,” and now he’s sans attire in “Horns.”
