Kraven the Hunter
Kraven the Hunter
Kraven's complex relationship with his ruthless father, Nikolai Kravinoff, starts him down a path of vengeance with brutal consequences, motivating him to become not only the greatest hunter in the world, but also one of its most feared.
Darren Webster reviewedMarch 20, 2025
Talk about totally missing the mark. Kraven, is a villain. He's not a hero. He's not an anti-hero. He's a villain. I mean this is a guy that hunts super heroes for sport. He's like the human form of a Predator, but without all the crazy fancy tech and scary mouths. So knowing that, why anyone would think making a movie about a villain was a good idea leaves me scratching my head.
It feels like such a waste of a character. I'd much rather seem Kraven go up against Spidey vs a bunch of lesser bad guys.
It's like someone said "hey we need a back story for this bad guy so let's make a movie about him" when in reality, it's a bad guy, you can explain his back story in 10 minutes or less when you introduce him as the villain in the next Spidey or Avengers movie.
If you stop thinking about the fact that Kraven is a super villain from the Marvel comics universe and treat the movie as just an action movie, it's actually not bad. Maybe that was what Sony was hoping would happen here, bunch of people that have no idea who Kraven is watching this and not knowing that he's one of Spider-Man's biggest enemies.
This is just more Hollywood slop. It's a "comic book" movie that's just not even worth being made. If you are bored and just need some dumb action, well, maybe this will check the boxes for you, but if you are a fan of comic books, what can I say other than: prepare to be really annoyed.