- Language English
- Classification: 15
- Studio: Warner
- VHS Release Date: 6 Oct 2003
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0000AZVHB
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,710 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
William Friedkin's taut direction highlights The Hunted, a bloodsport thriller that works best without dialogue. It's a prime vehicle for co-stars Tommy Lee Jones and Benicio Del Toro, whose rugged screen personas are perfectly matched in a manhunt between a military assassin and the man who trained him to kill. Traumatised by atrocities in Kosovo four years earlier (the site of an action-packed prologue), Hallam (Del Toro) is seemingly psychotic and now killing in the forests of Oregon; Bonham (Jones) is lured out of retirement by a tenacious FBI agent (Connie Nielsen) to end Hallam's murder spree. The hackneyed plot is derivative to a fault (no surprise from the screenwriters of Collateral Damage), and the whole movie's a foregone conclusion, but Friedkin inspires fine work from his well-trained stars while exploring the ambiguity of Hallam's character. Lushly photographed by Caleb Deschanel, The Hunted is a survivalist's dream, militarily authentic and most effective when its primal instincts are cinematically expressed. --Jeff Shannon
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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!
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
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 very good cast (with Del Toro perfect for the role) and a intriguing plot, but a little confused. With a best director maybe a better movie.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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 6 months ago by Ms. Colleen L. Bennett
Action Packed
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... Read more
Published 10 months ago by P. Brown
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
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
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
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
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
Violent, harrowing and very poignant
There are not enough films that deal sympathetically with the impact of fighting in a war and being programmed to kill. Read more
Published on 15 May 2006 by Mr
Not too bad...
I only watched the film because a friend recommended it to me. He had told me that it was "brilliant," yet I'm somehow unimpressed. Read more
Published on 28 April 2005 by "major_sharpe"
Hunter or hunted
This is a taut workmanlike film which works on several levels. It is an action thriller, a discussion of what happens to a man who is trained to be a killer and a chase movie,... Read more
Published on 10 Aug 2004 by J. Glen
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