The Hunt
The Hunt
"Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are -- or how they got there. In the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, ruthless elitists gather at a remote location to hunt humans for sport. But their master plan is about to be derailed when one of the hunted, Crystal, turns the tables on her pursuers.
匚卂尺ㄥ reviewedMarch 14, 2025
Blumhouse score for me on this one with a solid genre piece, they seem to really try hard to entertain even when they miss the mark a bit which this time they certainly did not. This film attempts some amount of satire with the elites versus the poor scenario but that is just a very basic framework that does little more than add a little flavour to what is an exciting on the run movie with some very gory kills but tongue in cheek all the way. It's fast paced and most of the characters are dispatched in pretty short order for your entertainment, often out of the blue so even though it's pretty funny I was left on edge somewhat over what to expect. There's a certain amount of tension built up over who is for real and who might get killed unexpectedly or turn out to be with the hunters. The main actress reminds me a lot of Jodie Comer from Killing Eve and I liked her quirky expressions and inscrutableness which made her performance standout from the whole cast in what could have just been the generic "main one in it" role. A few known faces pop up here and there, the action is brutal and there's a particularly well choreographed fight that I wanted to watch again straight away. Loved it from start to finish.