The Hunt Review
- Director: Craig Zobel
- Starring: Betty Gilpin, Hilary Swank, Ike Barinholtz, Emma Roberts, Ethan Suplee, Glenn Howerton
- Released: March 13, 2020
- Rated: R
- Runtime: 90 min
The Verdict
- The creative death scenes and nonstop gore keep you entertained, and you’re rarely given a moment to rest. Betty Gilpin’s character makes the hunted far more fun to watch than usual.
- The main villain is the weak link, with a motive that makes it hard to care about her. Things drag a bit toward the final showdown and get wacky after the halfway mark.
Synopsis
Full Review (Spoilers)
Characters
The characters played their roll in the Hunt. You need some canon fodder to really appreciate a hunting movie. The only character that really fails is the main villain. There’s nothing about her that makes me want to root for her to fail or even care.
Reviewer’s Curve
The Hunt was a promising movie that features interesting death scenes and a lot of gore. If you’re not a fan of blood and guts then this isn’t your type of movie. The entire feel of it all was a bit wacky after the first half of the run-time.
Plot
The plot itself is extremely simple. You don’t really find out the twist until the final act. After you find out the reason why they’re doing everything you just lose interest. I wouldn’t put it on the level of the Escape Room movie but it could be the blueprint for that world.
Pacing
The Hunt’s pacing was fine. You’re entertained by the deaths and you’re rarely given a moment to rest for long. The only drop off points happens towards the end with the “final boss” where you feel it drag a bit.
Spoilers
The big reveal of the reason why they picked all of the contestants was a bit stupid. You basically have folks who did a post online about not liking the main villain getting picked. The realization that they only did it because of a rumor being spread about the manor was insane as well. That just made me check out of the movie a bit because the main villain seem wasteful. They should have picked something else with a bit more substance.
There’s still an issue with Hollywood giving away too much in their trailers. This movie had majority of the good parts popping up in the trailer. Granted, there’s not much to the movie besides people getting killed so it would be hard to market but still.
Examples:
- The car death where she kicks him out of the car.
- The 1st kill in the airplane.
- The rest of the movie, haha!
The Hunt (2020) Cast and Details
The Hunt (2020) is directed by Craig Zobel and stars Betty Gilpin, Hilary Swank, Ike Barinholtz, Emma Roberts and Ethan Suplee. It runs 90 minutes and is rated R. You can look up the full cast and crew on IMDb. You might also like my The Way Back review.
DC's Hypothetical Corner
Let’s say I change one thing. Maybe that one thing will make this movie better or more watchable.
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