"Time to Hunt'' has good tension buildup, the first half of the movie kept me on the verge. In a dystopian future a group of young men decide to steal money from an illegal casino, which is owned by the mafia. In order to retrieve the stash, the big boss send after them a hitman. The whole concept of running away from a psychopath killer is not new, but it was well developed and I enjoyed the hunt: he played with the fugitives' lives both physically and psychologically, hiding away, playing some tricks, chasing them, constantly pressing them. Unfortunately the second part is really watered down and, besides being very repetitive, it feels pretty average.
Han (the killer), is more of an indestructible machine than a human being. He is shot several times and he always dodge bullets at the very last second, or when he is hit, he keeps standing like nothing happened. The film never reveals who this character is, keeping him in total mystery, which is not necessarily a bad idea, but considering that the movie lasts for more than two hours, explaining some basic elements would add a little bit of diversity to the plot. The three guys make a series of very bad decisions: they do not ditch their phones, which makes them easily traceable, they separate on multiple occasions, instead of staying together, having more chances to survive, they call each other out loud, make a lot of noise, revealing their position. They basically make everything to get themselves killed.
The acting is decent and the three main actors did overall a good job, they manage to convey fear and distress for the whole time. I would like to praise especially the performance of Lee Jehoon, who was definitely the best of the trio. Hae-Soo Park was pretty good in portraying this cold and crazy hitman, always keeping his focus and aiming to complete his mission, no matter what. The film was on the right path as at first managed to maintain a sense of "realism". Unfortunately this was completely ruined later on, when screenwriters decided to go full berzerk, with over the top shootouts, ruining what the film accomplished during the first half.
Han (the killer), is more of an indestructible machine than a human being. He is shot several times and he always dodge bullets at the very last second, or when he is hit, he keeps standing like nothing happened. The film never reveals who this character is, keeping him in total mystery, which is not necessarily a bad idea, but considering that the movie lasts for more than two hours, explaining some basic elements would add a little bit of diversity to the plot. The three guys make a series of very bad decisions: they do not ditch their phones, which makes them easily traceable, they separate on multiple occasions, instead of staying together, having more chances to survive, they call each other out loud, make a lot of noise, revealing their position. They basically make everything to get themselves killed.
The acting is decent and the three main actors did overall a good job, they manage to convey fear and distress for the whole time. I would like to praise especially the performance of Lee Jehoon, who was definitely the best of the trio. Hae-Soo Park was pretty good in portraying this cold and crazy hitman, always keeping his focus and aiming to complete his mission, no matter what. The film was on the right path as at first managed to maintain a sense of "realism". Unfortunately this was completely ruined later on, when screenwriters decided to go full berzerk, with over the top shootouts, ruining what the film accomplished during the first half.