Hunter Hunter

Surprenant ! Un récit astucieux qui maintient habilement le mystère en basculant entre les événements de trois personnages différents, avec une atmosphère sombre et dense, mais aussi quelques moments étonnamment perturbateurs et presque amateurs. Le tout culminant dans un montage particulièrement surprenant pour les connaisseurs inconditionnels du genre. (16/05/2021)

Avoid the trailer and, if possible, go to this blind, as I did. It begins as serious animal survival that puts against each other a family with an alternative lifestyle and a starving wolf. But then the story takes a path different from what most viewers would expect from animal horror, something that the trailer naturally spoils. If I had seen the trailer before the film, I would have surely enjoyed it less, but I didn’t and this was one of the most pleasant genre surprise of the year. The main characters are atypical hillbillies, which also helps. The execution is very good, the landscape is gorgeous, beautiful forests – it’s nice to watch and has a good atmosphere, but it could be a bit more tense. That said, the ending is a chapter on its own, it has balls. Around the 80th minute I was hesitating between strong three stars and weak four, but after the final ten minutes, there are no doubts. (18/12/2020)

A Canadian animal survival drama about a family of hunters who are tormented by a hungry wolf. Nicely shot and with beautiful nature, Hunter Hunter also captures the attention thanks to main characters, who are not teenagers but seasoned hunters who hunt to survive. I quite liked that strange things start happening in the forest and you have absolutely no idea what is going on. However, the film suffers from a very slow pace and in hindsight not that much happens. The finale with one intense scene is a bit nice, but somehow not enough for a higher rating. Hunter Hunter is definitely worth a watch though. Story***, Action>No, Humor>No, Violence***, Entertainment***, Music***, Visuals****, Atmosphere****, Suspense***. 6/10. (19/12/2020)

Hunter Hunter est un thriller discret, mais néanmoins surprenant. Il se déroule dans les bois et offre au public une bonne dose de tension et même quelques petites gâteries propres au genre. Mes sentiments plutôt positifs à l'égard du film se sont heurtés à mon antipathie pour les chasseurs de fourrures et autres personnages du genre, donc je ne peux pas dire que j’aie spécialement apprécié les protagonistes principaux, que j’aie été touché par ce qui leur arrivait. Quoi qu’il en soit, Devon Sawa se défend fichtrement bien et mériterait plus de rôles décents. (17/05/2021)