Un esperto di sopravvivenza dell'FBI tenta di catturare un assassino, anch'egli addestrato, che ha fatto della caccia agli uomini il suo sport.Un esperto di sopravvivenza dell'FBI tenta di catturare un assassino, anch'egli addestrato, che ha fatto della caccia agli uomini il suo sport.Un esperto di sopravvivenza dell'FBI tenta di catturare un assassino, anch'egli addestrato, che ha fatto della caccia agli uomini il suo sport.
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- Sceneggiatura
- Star
- Premi
- 2 candidature totali
- Bobby Moret
- (as Jose Zuniga)
- Stokes
- (as Aaron Brounstein)
Recensioni in evidenza
However, there is really nothing of substance here that will make you remember the movie long after you've seen it. While the action gets bloody at times, the actual struggling around is only okay at best. The Jones and Del Toro characters are thin, with little background revealed about them, and they don't have that much dialogue. There are some interesting themes that start to peek out, but they are simply not expanded on. (Like: Why didn't Jones' character answer those letters he got? You have to hear the explanation from director Friedkin on one of the DVD documentaries!) Ultimately, the movie becomes a simple-minded action movie, of the mentality of many direct-to-video movies.
A P.S. to Hollywood filmmakers: If it is heavily snowing in British Columbia, it is HIGHLY UNLIKELY that at the same time it would be sunny and warm in Oregon! The weather patterns in both places are more or less the same!
The Hunted is clearly inspired by the famous short story, "The Most Dangerous Game." However, Hunted manages to flip "The Most Dangerous Game" on its axis by giving us a primally brutal wolf fight between two alphas instead of TMDG's original novel of helpless souls wandering into a rich psychopath's well-placed bear trap. This time around, it's not an expert killer hunting down a fatigued cast-away with no combat experience but instead two special-operations-capable-veterans-turned-bushcraft-survivalists testing each other's capabilities and prowess to their absolute limits.
But there's also a little more complexity to The Hunted than just a life or death versus match between two hardened soloists in the bush. The movie also explores the horrors of war on the psyche, the way such unbridled brutality erodes even the soundest of minds when time progresses, and how PTSD can deconstruct a person at their very core.
This movie is harrowing at some points, particularly during the war crime flashbacks that are absolutely barbaric like the desecration of skeletons and mass Graves being filled with groups of living prisoners who are than obliterated at point blank with M249 SAWs weilded by laughing guerilla fighters.
There's a thick air of tension that runs through the entirety of the film's run time, something I would largely attribute to three things: it's realistic, intense violent subject matter; it's lack of a consistent music score flooding the speakers every five minutes and sparse dialogue; it's setting mostly taking place in the desolate bush. It's quiet, lethal and bloody--just like BDT's sadistic knife weilding character.
The Hunted is a unique action movie that deserves your time. Its pacing is slow and methodical, purposefully scripted as such to match the film's title no doubt. The slow burn of the story and the film's execution is almost reminiscent of a 70s film before massive explosions and ridiculous, cheesy one liners from steroided freaks took the genre over; back when movies were smarter and crafted with more earnest and inspiration. It's also a recommended watch if you're into Bushcraft survivalism or military drama--much of The Hunted feels like you're watching the first day of SERE school when you're being dropped into the forest.
7/10, one of BDT and TLJ's best.
Lo sapevi?
- QuizTommy Lee Jones' character is based on the real life tracker and survival expert Tom Brown Jr. who was also a technical advisor on the movie.
- BlooperThe Metro-Area Express (MAX) is shown running on the Hawthorne Bridge. The MAX actually runs along the Steel Bridge which overlooks less-colorful scenery.
- Citazioni
[first lines]
Narrator: [voiceover] God said to Abraham, "Kill me a son." Abe says, "Man, you must be puttin' me on." God say, "no"; Abe say, "what?" God say, "You can do what you want, Abe, but the next time you see me comin', you better run." Abe says, "Where do you want this killin' done?" God says, "Out on Highway 61."
- Versioni alternativeIn Germany the film was released on DVD in its uncut form (rated "Not under 18") and in an edited version which has a "Not under 16" rating and misses ca. 5 minutes.
- ConnessioniEdited into The Hunted: Deleted Scenes (2003)
- Colonne sonoreHighway 61 Revisited
by Bob Dylan
Performed by Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash performs courtesy of American Recordings
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- Paese di origine
- Sito ufficiale
- Lingue
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- La Cacería
- Luoghi delle riprese
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- Budget
- 55.000.000 USD (previsto)
- Lordo Stati Uniti e Canada
- 34.244.097 USD
- Fine settimana di apertura Stati Uniti e Canada
- 13.482.638 USD
- 16 mar 2003
- Lordo in tutto il mondo
- 46.061.847 USD
- Tempo di esecuzione
- 1h 34min(94 min)
- Colore
- Mix di suoni
- Proporzioni
- 1.85 : 1