Excellent, a Must See

Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Well, thank you everyone involved in this show. Have you ever watched a show with other people in the room and nobody said a word until it was over? You know - that completely absorbed, stunned, dumbfounded,completely satisfied kind of feeling that leaves you speechless.That is Horace and Pete. I don't chase stars and I don't write letters to celebrities but I would really like to thank Louis CK for this outstanding effort. You just don't get this kind of entertainment very often from anyone. All of the acting was outstanding the characters were heartbreaking and believable. I wish there was more to watch - but what the hell. This was darn near perfect.

I had no idea what this was when I went to watch it. I thought it would be comedy, almost the whole cast could make for a funny bar sitcom, but it was clearly not that. I was hooked by the time I realized it though. It's like if Ernest Hemingway and Charles Bukowski wrote a play. The stories and the conversations stuck to me, I kept thinking about them while listening to my neighbors argue about whats racist and how meaningless voting is. I read about it online, that it was a web series and it didn't do great and was only released on Louis CK's main website. I would hope he continues making shows, but for a streaming site instead.

Imagine "Cheers" only instead of being light-hearted, episodes would focus on the fact that Sam is a sexual predator, Norm is an alcoholic in a terrible marriage and Cliff is wanted for Federal crimes. Also, Jessica Lange hangs out there.It's shot like a play, there are few to no takes and no audience. The writing and story are really raw and at times it can feel really uncomfortable. You get see Alan Alda give several angry monologues that will make you laugh, but are not funny. Louis CK and Steve Buscemi are in it doing what they usually do, but it's much darker than you would think. And like I said; Jessica Lange is there. Being Jessica Lange.

Like many of his other shows, it is the manner of distribution that attracted me to this show. CK has a low-cost, direct model for his stuff and I am happy to pay to support that idea, and his work. With Horace & Pete there was another reason to do so – because it was supporting the idea that the television model does not need to be restricted to the network one. It does seem that for many viewers, that this is 'different' is enough to make it brilliant – I admit part of my attraction to it was this quality, but it being a cut away from the normal television show doesn't inherently mean it is a great one.Essentially it is a stage play, albeit one delivered for television cameras and with no live audience. The plot follows the titular characters through personal narratives small and large. Dialogue driven, the show does have plenty to like; it gives its characters and cast room to be themselves, and material to work with. There are many scenes where the cast working with one another is what makes it engaging, while the natural tone helps it feel convincing. I liked that intimacy that one does get with theatre, and liked that it came through in the screen. Technically it is scrappy at times – particularly in the early episodes.It is slow though, that much is undeniable. It does also have the feeling that mostly it is trying a bit too hard; okay it has those natural elements, but a lot of the cast do really feel like they are 'acting'. It still engages as a piece, and the novelty factor is there, but the material is not as good as many suggest. The performances are variable; mostly they are good, and a few of the leads in particular are very strong, but it is not without fault. The heavy (and underused) presence of famous faces (particularly the last episode) doesn't really work as it feels a bit self- congratulatory in a way. The weakest performance is from CK himself – he has a limited dramatic range, and surrounding himself with stronger actors only highlights that.Horace & Pete is an interesting personal project. It has enough to recommend it for, even if it isn't as good as many clearly wanted it to be.