Review: THE HUNT is Worth Watching Just For Betty Gilpin's Fantastic and Fun Performance
There’s been a lot of buzz brewing for the upcoming action and political satire film The Hunt. The movie is about a group of liberal elites who kidnap rural republican Americans and hunt them down and kill them for sport. As you might imagine, something like that is sure to stir up some controversy.
The movie pokes fun at the behavior of people and how political beliefs effect that behavior. It has some fun at the expense at both sides of the fence, and it’s sure to rub some people the wrong way and offend them. But, if you don’t really give a shit about politics or you have a sense of humor and can laugh about what the film is saying, it’s a fun and ultra-violent action movie that can be enjoyed.
In the story, twelve strangers are kidnapped, thrown in a forest with an arsenal of weapons, and then hunted down like wild game. I don’t want to spoil anything for you, but there’s not a lot of time wasted before lots of people start being murdered.
It’s not really anything that we haven’t seen before, but it’s still a pretty wild ride. In the end, as you might gather from the trailers, it all comes down to a showdown between Betty Gilpin as Crystal and Hilary Swank as Athena. My favorite part of the film was easily Gilpin’s portrayal of Crystal. She was so freakin’ fantastic! I loved her performance, as well as the attitude and badassery that she brought to the character. It was perfect.
I would absolutely love to watch another film with this character! Everything about her was so unexpectedly fun and I have no doubt that audiences are going to love her. If you need any reason to see this movie, it’s Gilpin and the character she plays. Put aside the silly controversy and political commentary and go see the movie for her.
The film comes from writer Damon Lindelof (LOST, The Leftovers, Watchmen) and director Craig Zobel (Z for Zachariah, The Leftovers), and it also stars Ike Barinholtz, Emma Roberts, Justin Hartley, Glenn Howerton, Amy Madigan, Macon Blair, Steve Coulter, and Ethan Suplee.
If you end up giving the film a chance, you might be pleasantly surprised by the outcome.
