American Hunt

Kept us on the edge of our seat for the entire movie. I am looking forward to the next film from this group. The trailer drew me in and the movie did not disappoint. Fun, low-budget movie that I will watch again.

"American Hunt" is really low budget, which isn't a bad thing. What is bad is the total lack of substantive material available. The film kicks off with killers hunting people. There is no thrill to the moment, no atmosphere and little fanfare besides a stereotypical caricature psycho impression. It really let me know what to expect, and what not to expect.

There is a lot that is wrong with "American Hunt". Mostly the fact that the story is only developed in the most surface way. There is no depth or real character development. That being said, I was impressed by several of the cast's performances. The real problem was with the mediocre dialog and the fact that the scenes weren't given enough breadth to fully form.

The horror could have saved it all in this film, and it almost did. Right up till the choices made to pull off the kill sequences. Poor CGI options, ridiculous interpretations of death moments, and an overall lack of restraint from a directorial position makes it impossible to enjoy the horror aspects in "American Hunt".

Overall "American Hunt" is a disappointment. I almost liked it, at times even finding it entertaining. Unfortunately most scenes are hindered by bad editing, poor effects or just a lack of character building. And as I say all this, I have to admit that I found the ending, you know - that final girl moment, satisfying. Right until the silly tease that the story isn't over just yet.

While this movie is clearly very, very low budget, I didn't necessarily find that to be an issue in terms of storytelling. I do blame the marketing team for dubbing it "the most controversial horror release of 2019," because it's definitely not that. It's more of what you see is what you get. It's a quick, easy watch with good twists and turns. Suspense level is great, and actors do a great job with what they're given.

Omg! So human hunters give you 15 minutes to get a head start before they kill you and you decide to run for minute or two and then just stop and have a conversation about why this is happening? Yeah that's not very smart. I couldn't even finish watching it but the three American idiots deserve to die in my book.

Kill or be killed.?it is a quiet tense build up...made my heart race at times..it's not bad at all for Hou and a bit!

Mixed reviews here but maybe it's either you like it or Hate it..