What is it about?
Amidst an obscure internet conspiracy theory, a group of leaders gather for the first time in a remote mansion to amuse themselves by hunting down ordinary American citizens.
But their dark designs are threatened by Krystal, one of their predators who can beat them at their own game. A young woman changes the rules and kills the hunters one by one as they lead her away from the mysterious woman. Shooting tricks in this macabre fun.
A horror film that almost missed out on theaters
This should have been one of the premium horror films of 2019 from Blumhouse, Jason Blum’s production company, to whom we owe Paranormal Activity, American Nightmare, Happy Birthdead, Insidious or even Invisible Man. And yet, the hunt fell short of a cinema release.
This adaptation is new The most dangerous game Written by Richard Connelly (The Most Dangerous Game, VO), 1924 was written by Damon Lindelof and Nick Cousy (the duo who worked on Watchmen and The Leftovers) and directed by Craig Zobel.
Even before its first release in theaters in late September 2019, The Hunt was criticized by several conservatives, with some seeing this modern version of Count Zaroff’s Hunt as a political metaphor for Democrats assimilating to elites. , who hunted Republicans represented by rednecks.
Among the first opponents of the film we found Donald Trump, the former president of the United States, who at the time believed that he was “It is dangerous to release such a film in the country”.
And the controversy surrounding the hunt has intensified since the August 2019 shootings in Gilroy, California, El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, which left 35 dead and 52 injured.
Mass shootings that are common in the United States always stem from criticism of movies and video games, which are – wrongly – seen as engines of violence. Universal then stopped communicating around the film and then pulled it from its programming schedule until the following year.
Except, unfortunately, the world is experiencing an unprecedented health crisis with the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, and the theatrical release of The Hunt has simply been canceled in the United States, as in France.
Although a new trailer was prepared for the film, with the final cut unchanged, the distributor preferred to release the featurette on VOD before the theaters opened. “The Hunt” then enjoys a few showings at the cinema, although it won’t be used as strongly as usual.
In France, the feature film will be released for a while after opening in cinemas in June, but it will not meet the success it deserves. So if you missed it, it’s time to catch up because it’s coming to Netflix today.
An intelligent game of carnage, Hunt will amaze you with its grotesque and limitless violence. This chilling feature film depicts all of America, its norms and excesses, using live ammunition, resulting in an enjoyable, deliciously sinister and perfectly terrifying thriller.
This kill-fest vacillates between well-crafted satire and gory fun for surprising but successful results. The Hunt is also worth it for the brilliant performance of Betty Gilpin, Ultra Badass, and the rest of the flawless cast between Hilary Swank, Emma Roberts and Justin Hartley.
The Hunt is available on Netflix.
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