The Hunter

104 minutes

Australia

Martin, a mercenary, is sent from Europe by a mysterious biotech company to the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for the last Tasmanian tiger.

86% on the CINEMETER

85% - Feb 19, 2012

Well-paced, beautiful cinematography, gripping!
Washington, DC Member

Very well done drama on man's exploitation of nature for narrow objectives. Brilliant combination of natural and human drama.
Washington, DC Member

Music was haunting. Excellent.
Washington, DC Member

STL

89% - Feb 12, 2012

Beautiful, suspenseful, haunting, provocative. The children were captivating.
St. Louis Member

Taut and tense.The silence in the forest with only natural sounds was very effective. Willem Dafoe terrific as always.
St. Louis Member

The children were wonderful. The story was intelligent and treated the audience with respect. I'll remember this film a long time.
St. Louis Member

90% - Jan 22, 2012

I enjoyed the ambiguity left for several elements of the plot. Dafoe is well cast and brings a dynamism to every scene.
San Francisco Member

Beautiful setting and scenery. Dafoe establishes character with very little dialogue. Good pacing. Holes in the story that viewer must fill in may bother some.
San Francisco Member

[In the middle] Certainly cast a spell and the acting was solid but ultimately there wasn't enough at stake narratively, so the full force of the film's tragic dimension is never felt. The sentimental ending dilutes it further.
San Francisco Member

87% - Feb 19, 2012

Excellent: the tension was palpable - felt like being the hunted.
Greater New Haven Member

Great story and good acting but both were overshadowed by the spectacular cinematography.
Greater New Haven Member

So great to see Willem Defoe in such a dynamic role. This film was so great on every level.
Greater New Haven Member

MIL

90% - Feb 12, 2012

Very good and interesting story. I liked the family story with the thriller aspect.
Milwaukee Member

Good start to the series. I enjoyed the movie but thougth it was good, not great.
Milwaukee Member

Having just read Ann Patchett's STATE OF WONDER, I am disturbed by the theme of bioengeneering and drug companies.
Milwaukee Member

BOS

89% - Feb 19, 2012

It was beautiful, horrific and beautiful.
Boston Member

Exquisite! Brilliant portrayal by DaFoe. Thrilling photography.
Boston Member

It had a mythic quality and message. Great film, superb acting, cinematography first rate.
Boston Member

BOCA

73% - Feb 5, 2012

Found it very exciting, different, mesmerizing but difficult to recommend to friends. Very original and complex. Not a film I would have gone to see. I'm glad I saw it.
Boca Raton Member

The scenery alone was worth the viewing.
Boca Raton Member

Beautiful portrayal of Tasmania.
Boca Raton Member

ATL

85% - Feb 12, 2012

Very moving and thought provoking. Excellent performance by Dafoe.
Atlanta Member

A grand adventure story in the mold of Jack London.
Atlanta Member

A beautifully shot thriller highlighting the scenes of a little seen place. Willem Dafoe conveys so much though saying little.
Atlanta Member

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