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Summary: I liked the blood, but boring!
Review: I thought a whole movie about chasing one guy got old fast. I was bored, and fast forwarding most of it.....its the same thing over and over and over again.....not what I expected
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Summary: Action Thriller Gone Bad, Very Bad
Review: 2 stars for a movie that stinks you ask? Well, yeah. I'll give one star to Benicio Del Toro for his appearance in this movie. It is not Del Toro's fault however, that whomever edited this picture must have left the best scenes on the cutting room floor. Or perhaps William Friedkin just doesn't know how to direct a movie of this calliber.
Tommy Lee Jones is ageing nicely, but after The Fugative and whatever that sequel was, it is more like seeing Clint Eastwood repriving the exact same role, except Clint is better. I really enjoyed Mr. Jones in Space Cowboys - so you see he can play a different role other than the "I know everything about everything and you don't" crap that he once again gets handed here.
The movie dares to bring up "Combat Stress Disorder" and that is about 1 minute of the movie. Why it was brought up in the first place is just an excuse for the movie.
For about the last 30 minutes of the movie there is the typical, but somewhat slow in this case, final chase scene. When the good and bad finally meet, it can't be over soon enough. In my version of the movie, Mr. Del Toro would have killed Mr. Jones and snuck away for perhaps a shot at the directors throat and maybe the editor(s) of the film as well. As is, I wasn't involved in the production so this is the studios way of ending such a fine flick:
Good guy gets stabbed and slashed until he's ready to start making a comeback, this reminded me a lot of WWF and Hulk Hogan, it was that bad! And, although Mr. Jones should have no blood in his body by now it doesn't seem to affect him for the rest of the movie. Remember just 5 minutes earlier? Apparently, if you can pull a stick/spear out of your leg, it will only bleed for 20-30 seconds at most, will not bleed in a river, and will be ready to walk on again in 1 minute.
I couldn't wait for this movie to end, ohhh the other star you ask? Simple enough, Connie Nielsen is drop dead gorgeous. Too bad she plays the dumb cop (not her fault) and has meaningless scenes to boot.
Final words about this movie - It's 15-20 minutes too long and it may have been written well, but it got shafted on the budget and so the movie is predictable and meaningless.
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Summary: So what if it is predictable?!
Review: THE HUNTED has been scorned as a predictable thriller. But then most thrillers are 'predictable' by the time the critics review them. The question is "Will this 'predictable' movie entertain"? YES! William Friedkin knows how to pace his action movies and this one is no exception. Tommy Lee Jones is his usual (read 'predictably') fine acting self and Benecio Del Toro gives further evidence that he is a major talent. Both characters, co-participants in a deadly and bloody 'hunt/hunter' tale, are well developed, nuanced, and terrific to watch. Ease up on the fact that you know who is going to win and just settle in to a fine action/psychodrama movie.
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Summary: Don't Hunt This Turkey
Review: Rambo meets The Fugitive and they both lose! Yes we've seen it all before and better. And it isn't laughably bad enough to qualify as camp. It did come close though when the adversaries stop in the middle of a life and death chase to make weapons; Tommy Lee goes native long enough to knap a flint knife as Benicio uses his blacksmithing skills to forge a blade. Jones and Del Toro are wasted in roles that lack development. The biggest question is, if these great talents take on such puny roles what are actors like Stallone and Tom Berenger going to do?
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Summary: The most complete action film there is.
Review: This movie is an example of what a great director and actors can do to a very simple and predictable story. The story in this film is very simple and very predictable, but what make this film the best action film there is, is the acting done by two Academy Award winners. Benicio Del Toro and Tommy Lee Jones gave the film the quality that it needed to make the story good even thought it was very simple.
The acting in this film is one of a kind, this two great actors did a wonderfull job on it. Benicio Del Toro is great in this film , so great that critics are now saying that his role in this film is going to earn him an Academy Award nomination. And I am now saying that is going to earn him his second OSCAR, thank you very much!Anyways, like a mention before the director William Friedkin is great also, you can tell by the way the movie turned out to be. The scene shots are wonderfull, the action scenes specially, it looks to real, its great. I think he went beyond in this film making it look more than real. The movie is not about just a guy who gets trained to kill and never stop killing then goes after his teacher. Is about the great action scenes, the best work this director has ever done and the wonderfull perfomances this two Oscar winners actors had done. Let me tell you something people, right now everyone is trying to be an actor just for the money. It is very hard to see a movie with real talent like this one, with actors who really care about the work. These people took a simple story and made it the best action film ever. It takes a lot a work to do that and by watching this film you can see that. Buy this dvd of The Hunted, you wont regreat it. It is a must on your dvd collection.
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Summary: Bloody violent!
Review: I am a pretty big Tommy Lee Jones fan. I think his sarcastic, quick-talking acting persona is brilliant and has worked in just about every movie he's made, Especially in The Fugitive, The Men in Black movies, and surprisingly this movie, where he is hunting down Benicio del toro's character to put a stop to his murderous battle-field driven insanity. The fight scenes where their two characters were going at each others throats like savages trained to kill were wicked. I want to learn to fight like that.
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Summary: Average
Review: William Friedkin was one of the most talented directors in modern American cinema. His Exorcist entered history as one of the sacriest films ever made, while films like the underrated To Live and Die in LA and the classic French Connection sealed his reputation as a talented artist who can craft good entertaining films. So a new film by Friedkin requires attention!How disappointed I was therefore with Hunted, expecting a thrill ride, and getting an average over stretched story that is closer to a TV movie, than a film done by and starring Hollywood's best.
First of all the film is not original..The cat and mouse chase in the woods, the war hero that flipped, it reminded me a lot of First Blood, but this is not the problem. Originality is not synonymous with creativity. A remade film or plot with the right filmmakers can become a classic.It is rather the whole plot and direction that I found lacking creativity in Hunted.
The opening scenes in Kossovo have a 'studio' feel to them, and look staged, while Tommy Lee Jones's character is underdevelopped and 'cliche'd'.
While the actors in the film are the best in the business, especially Jones and Del Toro, they do look uncomfortable in their roles and uninspired.
Overall Hunted can be watched on cable at most, but certainly it is not 'movie library' material, which is sad given the name Friedkin attached to it.
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Summary: great, great movie
Review: This movie was sweet. It had great and realistic action sequences.This movie was a lot like First Blood with a little bit a the fugitive in there, but those movies make a great combination together. The knife fighting was spectacular, especially the last fight scene. Overall this movie was great, it was very enjoyable.
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Summary: del toro is sexy sexy sexy
Review: benicio del toro is great actor as usual, and the last fight sequence was a perfect ending to this great movie. a must-see movie if you're a fan of del toro, or just action movies.
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Summary: A Classic Remake
Review: A must see film for any fan of the cat and mouse genre. Instantly FIRST BLOOD, starring a ripped Sly Stallone came to mind. Only this is a rare treat where you recieve both great acting and a unique hand to hand combat expierience, with knives. From beginning to end there is never a dull moment. This film has it's cheesy moments but for the most part, it is rock solid. Quite a compliment for an action movie.
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