I've seen a lot of films, not to say I'm an expert, but there has been a fair share of both gold and trash. Often, because I usually end up knowing all the films recommended to me by others, I'll look around online to find unknown, or lesser known, movies I haven't yet got around to screening. On several lists concerning the found footage genre I saw The Hunt; many people said it was worth checking out, that it was a hidden gem in the genre. How wrong some people are.
First of all, the acting was really rough at a lot of points. Not always, but often enough for me to be totally taken out of any emotions I'd been feeling for the characters. There's one really hair-raising scene of acting when one of the actors has his shirt off, sitting back, drinking some booze, and ranting to himself on camera. It's not just bad acting, it's also a bad scene; badly written and executed. The plot itself is not bad, and could have worked, but everything works against it. The way it's filmed is nothing special, even as found footage goes, and the fact that most of it is badly acted really just takes away from the overall finished film.
I give this a 2 out of 10 because the story wasn't bad, it just didn't have the best writing behind it. I liked where it all went; I wasn't expecting how it all ended up. I'd anticipated a simple movie about hunting in the woods, maybe some weirdos hiding out and killing people- what I got was a little different than that. Not to say it was innovative. I just felt there were at least some redeeming qualities, even if they were very few and far between. Skip this one and find something better if you're looking to quench the found footage thirst.
First of all, the acting was really rough at a lot of points. Not always, but often enough for me to be totally taken out of any emotions I'd been feeling for the characters. There's one really hair-raising scene of acting when one of the actors has his shirt off, sitting back, drinking some booze, and ranting to himself on camera. It's not just bad acting, it's also a bad scene; badly written and executed. The plot itself is not bad, and could have worked, but everything works against it. The way it's filmed is nothing special, even as found footage goes, and the fact that most of it is badly acted really just takes away from the overall finished film.
I give this a 2 out of 10 because the story wasn't bad, it just didn't have the best writing behind it. I liked where it all went; I wasn't expecting how it all ended up. I'd anticipated a simple movie about hunting in the woods, maybe some weirdos hiding out and killing people- what I got was a little different than that. Not to say it was innovative. I just felt there were at least some redeeming qualities, even if they were very few and far between. Skip this one and find something better if you're looking to quench the found footage thirst.