The Hunt
The Hunt is a joyfully provocative action-satire that uses political divisiveness as a weapon for gory pleasure. Despite its satirical blade cutting unevenly, the film delivers real chuckles and physical thrills. As an unstoppable force of nature, Betty Gilpin transforms Crystal , a down-to-earth Mississippian with secret reservoirs of skill and slyness, into an immediate action star. Deadpan comedy, survivalist ferocity, and unexpected sensitivity are the three frequencies that her performance concurrently functions on. The film's most incisive pleasures come from Gilpin's line readings, but her body sells every violent clash. She develops a heroine who is both uniquely specific and universally pleasing whether she calmly presents her beliefs about the scheme to a dying rival or questions the hunt's architect with rustic pragmatism. Nick Cuse and Damon Lindelof 's screenplay is crafted with devilish insight. The film quickly undermines spectator loyalty and expectat...
