The Hunt (2020): Review by @Kush_Hayes
2020 might be the year Blumhouse becomes the biggest winner at the box office. While we can credit COVID-19 an assist, Blumhouse has consistently been feeding the profit machine and what was delayed from Sept 2019, finally gets added to the tally in Craig Zobels The Hunt. The premise isnt anything new, and the catch has been done before as well, however Damon Lindelof and Nick Cuse script for The Hunt is not only entertaining but very much of its time where the media is how dangerous Social Media is incredibly dangerous.
We briefly meet our hunters who quite frankly are in the commercial more than they are in our feature. And theyre just set dressing, who they are and what theyre about isnt important as the situation we are in, in the present. The beginning hook for this movie is pretty genius as it fakes you out on who the main characters are that we’re going to follow a few times. Once we finally meet our main character, youre still wondering when we’re going to see their demise.
I dont wish to spoil who it is we finally do follow, but their performance is fantastic and youre 100% invested in their success or failure as they find out where they are and who is behind it.
The who is pretty simple as its a bit part by Hillary Swank who much like last weeks Lynn Collins performance in Beneath Us where she is just eating all the scenery that isnt bolted down and you find yourself amused the whole way. Swanks performance is definitely the best thing about this movie.
The film is mostly hype. Theres some gore, but its mild, at least by my standards. Theres some violence, but there are more violent films out there with this scenario such as 2000s Battle Royale and more recently The Belko Experiment. Even Young Adult novel turned cinematic franchise The Hunger Games has a more horrific premise than this film. Its characters, while our time with them is short, they all stand out as their own caricatures and no two are the same.
While this isnt an original movie by any means, what is done with it is very well done and very well paced in its 90 minutes that should be enjoyed by everyone.
Three out of Five Blueberries
Rated R for strong bloody violence, and language throughout.
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