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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By "bullno9"
Format:VHS Tape
Actions thrillers are my favourite films, but recently I have been getting more and more cheesed off with thrillers that promised much, but in the end were souless and unrewarding.
How lucky I was, then, when I found the Hunted!
This film sums up escapism for me. It is 90 minutes of pure and exhilarating entertainment. The viewer is plunged straight into the action, and from then on in it doesn't let up--as we see Tommy Lee Jones hunt down his man and occasionally engaging in what can only be described as jaw-dropping hand-to-hand combat.
Personally, I can think of no better way to unwind after a hard day than to watch two insanely tough and well trained men play a lethal game of cat and mouse.
The acting is solid, the set pieces deliver and you really root for both the hunter and the hunted--which is never a bad thing.
Go on, indulge yourself!
How lucky I was, then, when I found the Hunted!
This film sums up escapism for me. It is 90 minutes of pure and exhilarating entertainment. The viewer is plunged straight into the action, and from then on in it doesn't let up--as we see Tommy Lee Jones hunt down his man and occasionally engaging in what can only be described as jaw-dropping hand-to-hand combat.
Personally, I can think of no better way to unwind after a hard day than to watch two insanely tough and well trained men play a lethal game of cat and mouse.
The acting is solid, the set pieces deliver and you really root for both the hunter and the hunted--which is never a bad thing.
Go on, indulge yourself!
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By J. Cronin
VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
Benicio Del Toro stars here as Aaron Hallum, a trained Army killer seemingly severly distresed by his experiences in Kosovo. Four hunters have been killed in woodlands and Tommy Lee Jones' character, LT Bonham, a tracker extraordinaire, is called in to assist in the hunt. As the plot develops, we find out that Hallum had been trained by Bonham in the art of survival and knifecraft, and had come to regard him as a sort of father figure and mentor.
Most of the action takes place outdoors in beautiful scenery, be it in woodlands, snowfalls or on the edge of a river. The script is kind of hackneyed, and the roles are derivative, but Jones gives a good performance none the less. Del Toro is not in Oscar mode here, but does turn in a performance as a confused and dazed man.
The film lost coherence a bit when Del Toro is shown in a scenen forging his own knife, but the knife-fighting scenes have a gritty real feel to them. Overall it's not bad. It's just not great either.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By P. Brown
Format:DVD
Bought this for my dad who is a Tommy Lee Jones fan. I watched it with my dad and I have to say it has a good plot line and was really gritty as the knife scenes were quite realistic. When watching the movie my dad and myself were often making that ahhh sound people often make when the movie gets intense. The movie is a cross between U.S Marshalls and The Fugitive.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Kind of wierd
Bought this DVD and then misplaced it. Hunted until I found it and put it somewhere safe until I was ready to watch it. Guess what? Couldn't find it. Hunted again. Found it again. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Philip Church
1.0 out of 5 stars
Awful.
A complete waste of time and the DVD has already been dumped!!! There's not a lot more to say except don't bother to buy it.
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. C. E. Baker
2.0 out of 5 stars
Predictable and Generic is an Understatement.
What a waste of two talented actors by the talented director of "The French Connection", William Friedkin, who's creative powers have clearly lessened to more generic chase fodder. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Bob Salter
5.0 out of 5 stars
DVD
Was bought as a gift the person really enjoyed this film the price was very good and it was delivered very fast. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Ms. Colleen L. Bennett
3.0 out of 5 stars
FAST MOVING............................
Benicio Del Toro plays a Special Forces veteran who becomes a serial killer. He is pursued by the ever excellent, but aging, Tommy Lee Jones who had trained him in the army in self... Read more
Published on 14 Nov 2009 by L. Hay
1.0 out of 5 stars
Absolute SLOBLOCK
This film is an affront to all human beings with any intelligence.
The actors are truly wasted by the poor plot and poor direction. Read more
The actors are truly wasted by the poor plot and poor direction. Read more
Published on 28 Mar 2009 by KoalaBear
3.0 out of 5 stars
Rambo (one) meets US Marshalls
A good action movie with a mix of psy-situation (the ex-Special Forces killer becamed a serial killer and chased by his "ex-Jedi Master" instructor) with good action scenes, a... Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2009 by Empe
2.0 out of 5 stars
Good acting, reasonable action, poor story.
This film borrows heavily from First Blood, but offers a lot less than Stallone's original classic.
Similarities: the emphasis on a 'custom' knife; the Frankenstinian... Read more
Similarities: the emphasis on a 'custom' knife; the Frankenstinian... Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2008 by Ron Labbatt
4.0 out of 5 stars
Hunt this down!
I watched the film recently having heard good things about it. It I did enjoy it. Not the greatest stroryline, but well acted, some great action scenes, especially the knife... Read more
Published on 26 Aug 2006 by DVD Fan
3.0 out of 5 stars
The Hunted
I like Tommy Lee Jones, I always find his wholehearted grizzled performances quite refreshing amongst all the shiny Hollywood glamour we're sometimes served up without end, that... Read more
Published on 5 Jun 2006 by Rich Milligan
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