The Hunted

  • 2003


MOVIE IS convincing confusing tedious masculine psychological
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32 %
29 % Rotten
$ 6 Million
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Positive Reviews 16
Negative reviews 32
Average Rating 2.4/5
convincing confusing tedious masculine psychological

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2.0
The Hunted stalks the masculine psyche with sharp knives, but it tracks its audience too noisily to bag us. EW
4.4
What makes the movie fresh is that it doesnt stand back and regard its pursuit as an exercise, but stays very close to the characters and focuses on t .. Rogerebert
4.5
In its handful of principal moments the film compares favorably with the perceptive lyricism of Walter Hill and Michael Mann.
2.0
Jones just looks ready to keel over, and Del Toro as though he might need to take a breather.
1.3
In The Hunted, Friedkin is one flinging blood everywhere, no doubt about that, but hes also the one blinded by it. San Francisco Chronicle
2.5
This is schlock by the numbers action that ignores character development to the point where we find it hard to care whether L.T. catches Hallam or whe .. ReelViews
4.5
Its actually a tense, intelligent film, highlighting two of Friedkins pet themes, and it deserves consideration among his best films. Combust Ible Celluloid
3.0
Oscar winning actor Jones has led his audience to expect going through old motions, but for del Toro to take on this tired material immediately after ..
3.0
It is a tolerable film, but it is not enlightening and it sure isnt entertaining. Lariat
1.5
Filled with too much ineffective symbolism and a myriad of other debilitating problems, The Hunted retreads familiar material but does absolutely noth .. Screen It
4.5
A handsome programmer that skillfully barrels through its 94 minutes with hardly a wasted moment. Film Journal International ..
1.9
This is not one of veteran director William Friedkins strongest works. In particular, he seems to relish making this mess as bloody as possible. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
2.5
Bearing a flimsy plot, The Hunted looks like a paste up job from any number of action movies. Internet Reviews
2.5
About a Teflon coated invisible man with Rambo skills, ... scene after scene of needlessly preposterous actions. Internet Reviews
2.0
As is so often the case with Friedkin, its just the momentary effects that succeed, and the film as a whole falls apart around them. Mountain X
1.5
FRIEDKIN: Kid, I havent made a decent movie since you were in kindergarten. Hello, The Exorcist That was it, kid. I pretty much shot my wad with that ..
1.5
Along with a confusing set up, too many unbelievable contrivances make The Hunted less than satisfactory. Reel Talk Reviews
1.5
He has no depth in his character whatsoever, we dont know his ticks, his past and his personality, only that hes afraid of heights which Del Toros cha .. Cinema Crazed
1.5
Tommy Lee Jones and Benicio Del Toro batter each other to a bloody pulp in this utterly brain dead and depressing thriller. Salon
1.5
The movie appears brutally cut which might explain its inability to develop a thought, much less any narrative momentum. Flim Threet
3.0
William Friedkins chase thriller is enjoyable, macho action nonsense, held together by nifty pacing and reliable performances. Bbc
3.1
Suspenseful and competently made... one cannot help but walk away sensing that more could have been done with the premise. The Movie Boy
2.5
The circles under his eyes look a little more creased sagging with weight of the world. Hollywood
3.0
The Hunted is really about Friedkins lean, solid approach to action... Seattle Pi
4.0
They way Friedkin sets it up, youre not sure whether youre rooting for Aaron or against him. Tony Medley
1.5
The new psychological thriller The Hunted, proves once again that even performances by two Academy Award winning actors in this case Tommy Lee Jones a .. Cnn
1.9
15 year old Frankie Muniz (in this weeks) Agent Cody Banks is a more convincing covert operative...than Benicio Del Toro. Spliced Wire
2.5
William Friedkins skilled old hand pushes The Hunted along so briskly that you almost dont mind the howlers in the script or the expression starved pe .. Boxoffice Magazine
3.0
Weve seen this story too many times before, so you dont have to be an expert tracker to see this flicks every move a mile away. E Online
2.5
Jones and Del Toro are both convincing, taking their parts seriously; theres no comic relief, and the countless cuts and stabs are quite brutal.
2.5
Forget that hes a laconic killing machine, were rooting for the guy. Varia Gate
1.5
When its reduced to just two guys out in the woods battling to the death with knives and sticks, The Hunted is a pretty good action movie, one that oo .. Kansas City
2.0
This exercise in entertainment futility features silly improbabilities, cheesy coincidences, and enough dunderheaded plot points to have made a terrif .. Killer Movie Reviews
2.0
It sounds as if hes an animal rights activist, but theres no follow up. Dennis Schwartz Reviews
2.0
A hyperviolent mishmash that features the worst performance of Benicio del Toros otherwise fantastic career. Or Lando Weekly
3.0
As a whole, The Hunted will not stick with you. But individual moments will be hard to forget. Guide Live
2.5
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2.5
The Hunted has little to recommend it but some well staged hand to hand combat, scenes in which, thankfully, no one double back flips into trees with .. Freep
3.8
An intense, if terse, character study that does not let us settle into comfortable delineations of good and evil. Denver Post
2.0
Those expecting Friedkin to deliver another quality action picture like Connection will be sorely disappointed. Filmcritic.com
1.5
The military have a term for something this messed up FUBAR. In this case it also means: Foul and Utterly Blantant Action Ripoff. TheMovieChicks.com
2.0
Be prepared to endure pounds of painful preposterousness in return for the films pint sized pleasures. Nicks Chager
2.5
However the visual look and solid actors cant help a very underwritten story. Dark Horizons
1.5
The Hunted is as generic and unspecial a movie as its title suggests, a loose bundle of filmmaking formulas that leaves the viewer disengaged. . . IGN Movies
1.5
When one of his fellow officers helpfully notes, This isnt a war! Nitrate Online
3.8
Since The Hunted isnt especially hung up on logistical concerns, this doesnt keep the film from succeeding entirely. Movie Martyr
2.5
Director of Photography, Caleb Deschanel, is the star of this film. He somehow makes a movie not worth watching worth watching again. Juicy Cerebellum
2.0
Whenever the screenplay bogs down the hunt with inconsequential matters ... Friedkin sweeps these issues away and coaxes his antagonists to lock horns .. Eclipse Magazine
1.0
One on one match up between Tommy Lee Jones and Benicio Del Toro is a torturously slow misfire that drips blood. Net Flix
3.8
While not quite the caliber of The French Connection or To Live and Die in LA, Friedkins latest effort will find its niche among followers who prefer .. Premiere Magazine
2.5
You got your hunted, you got your hunter, and away they go. And go and go. Globe and Mail
1.5
The hints of political intrigue quickly vanish in favor of one protracted chase sequence that gets more laughable with every step. Citysearch
2.0
Indifferently written but executed with the air of an aging artisan trying his groove back on for size. Deep Focus
2.5
Its disappointing to watch the continuing fall of director William Friedkin. Arizona Daily Star
2.0
The Hunted feels more purely instinctive than most films of this ilk, but mostly miscalculated, a professionally mounted genre movie made by not parti .. Entertainment Today
1.5
It is likely to keep afloat until the next feature... but just barely. Dallas Observer
4.4
... Its the polar opposite of the stylized action popularized by The Matrix and other recent films. Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) ..
2.0
Friedkin keeps a blissful tension from the first frame to the last, and that makes it a difficult movie to not get caught up in.
1.9
The sight of Jones expending his sizable acting chops on this piece of macho blowhard fluff is distressing only if you cant relax and appreciate The H .. Boston Globe
2.0
The story becomes so contrived after 40 minutes that the remainder becomes a chore to watch.
1.5
If only we could sympathise with Hallam as he seems to sympathise with hunted animals, this film might engage our interest; but as it stands, the whol ..



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