Rufus

Pretty good plot and watchable characters and acting. Music was horrible and intrusive.

Nearly every scene was a stand-alone snippet with very little context. It drew attention to the filming process in that you could fully sense the crew setting up the shot, the cast members taking their positions and getting themselves into character, the director saying, "Action", and then the story starts up again. There was no flow between scenes.

Worse, more often than not, the characters displayed wild mood swings between scenes. In one scene, a character might beat another with a pipe and in the next scene they're walking together calmly discussing the situation. Rufus' "adoptive" mother abruptly changes from pleading not to let him stay the night to becoming a nurturing she-bear to protect him. Rufus can sleep in her dead son's room and wear his old clothes but she has a meltdown when she sees him using her son's baseball glove.

Her husband bounces back and forth between wanting to be a father to Rufus to expressing contempt or impatience with him. And I'm not talking about a story arc wherein attitudes change. I'm talking about the attitudes switching back and forth from scene to scene for no apparent reason.

Likewise, the mother of Rufus' cross-street crush who goes from warning Rufus to stay away from her daughter to encouraging her daughter to "go after him", again for no apparent reason for this change of heart. Ditto for the older boy who suddenly switches from being a menacing character in Rufus' life to becoming a heartthrob for him.

In all these examples (and plenty more), the drastic changes are made as a light switch being turned on or off rather than with some sort of revelation leading to the 180 degree turn-about in attitude.

Also, various characters seem to pop up out of nowhere for no logical reason and always just in time to create a dramatic effect.

In short, the script mostly defies reality rather than attempting to support it To be clear, I don't mean the reality of the supernatural elements of the story. I mean the more mundane actions of people within the story behaving in an annoyingly unrealistic way.

If you enjoy vampire type movies this is worth your time . The story, acting and music are all good . Several people who are not vampire fans enjoyed this film . It's not for those who like mindless blood splatter movies , Give it a try . You might get a pleasant surprise .

I almost didn't watch this, but I'm glad I did. It's like LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, but different....in a good way. I think the story picked up really fast and there was little to no build-up which was good. I think it is one of the most underrated films in the horror genre. I highly recommend you to watch it and if you liked LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, you will like this movie. The story line works, and the acting suits it well. If you're looking for a vampire movie that has a decent story that isn't too cliche or overdone, then check this movie out. It lasts two hours, but it seemed like it was 90 minutes or less which means it's a very suspenseful. Give it a GO!!

Great movie!! But what is the correct title of this movie and year it was made??

On Amazon prime it is called hunted and says it is made in 2015. On this website it is called Rufus and says it is made in 2013. Which is correct?? How does this even happen?? Really enjoyed the movie though definitely worth a watch!

This movie does borrow from other movies including "Twilight" and "Let the Right One In," and even the stage musical, "Bat Boy," but it stands on its own feet well enough because of its strong direction and acting. It does move slowly, but it's not boring at all. The characters all have secrets which are slowly revealed as the mystery of who and what Rufus is slowly unfolds. The actor who plays Rufus is talented and makes interesting choices, so he really is the glue that holds this film together.