The Hunter's Prayer (2017)

An assassin helps a young woman avenge the death of her family.

Director:

Jonathan Mostow

Writers:

John Brancato (screenplay by), Michael Ferris (screenplay by)

Stars:

Sam Worthington, Odeya Rush, Allen Leech

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Martin Compston	...	Metzger
Tina Maskell	...	Rosa
Eben Young	...	Martin Hatto
Stephanie Dooley	...	Pamela Hatto
Odeya Rush	...	Ella
Lucy Jackson	...	Euro Girl
Claudia Trujillo	...	French Girl
Kate Dobson	...	Senior Resident
Sam Worthington	...	Lucas
Eudald Font	...	Sergio (as Eduald Font)
Mateo Rufino	...	Bouncer
Amy Landecker	...	Banks
Colin Parry	...	Head Guard
Dylan Miles-Davis	...	William
Allen Leech	...	Richard Addison

Storyline

This high octane thriller focuses on Lucas, (Sam Worthington), a solitary assassin, hired to kill a young woman, Ella, (Odeya Rush). When he can't bring himself to pull the trigger the plan falls apart, setting in motion a twisted game of cat and mouse. Now both are marked for death and forced to form an uneasy alliance. Relentlessly pursued across Europe, their only hope for survival is to expose those responsible for brutally murdering her family and bring them to justice.

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Plot Keywords:

contract killer | female assassin | police officer shot | police officer shot in the chest | dog attack | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, drug use and language

Details

Country:

USA Spain Germany

Language:

English German French

Release Date:

9 June 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

A vadász imája

Filming Locations:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$28,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Apollo Media, Elipsis Capital, FilmEngine

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Hailee Steinfeld was originally considered for Ella but had scheduling conflicts.

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Goofs

13 min. into the movie, you see the number plate of the BMW. In Switzerland there's no state with the abbreviation. "RC".

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Quotes

[William shuts off his laptop where was talking to his mother]
Richard Addison: What have I told you about your mother?
William: My mother's a whore.
[William exhales a sigh of relief after his father leaves without a word]

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Connections

References John Wick (2014)

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Soundtracks

Stop This Beatin'
Written & Performed by Anele Onyekwere
Courtesy of Metronone MP

User Reviews

I can't overly recommend it, but it is a decent action flick.

'THE HUNTER'S PRAYER': Three and a Half Stars (Out of Five)

The new action thriller starring Sam Worthington as a hit-man who ends up helping the young woman that he was supposed to kill. It was directed by Jonathan Mostow (who's also helmed such other hit action flicks as 'U571', 'BREAKDOWN', 'TERMINATOR 3' and 'SURROGATES'), and it was written by Paul Leyden and Oren Moverman (the duo also co-wrote 'SURROGATES', 'TERMINATOR 3' and 'TERMINATOR SALVATION', also starring Worthington). The script is based on the 2004 novel 'For the Dogs', by Kevin Wignall. It costars Odeya Rush, Allen Leech and Amy Landecker. The film has received mixed (to negative) reviews from critics, and it was also only released on VOD and in limited indie theaters at the Box Office. I found it to be pretty entertaining.

Lucas (Worthington) is a loner assassin with a serious drug addiction problem. He's hired to kill a young woman, named Ella (Rush), but when he needs to pull the trigger, he can't do it. Instead Lucas ends up reluctantly helping the girl, by defending her from the very same people that hired him to kill her. By doing so, he also makes himself a target of his former employers. When Ella realizes her parents were killed by Lucas's former employer, Richard Addison (Leech), she attempts to hire Lucas to kill Addison for revenge.

I'd say the film is similar in quality to Mostow's other movies, I really like 'TERMINATOR 3' though. It's a fun action film for the most part, nothing too memorable (or special), but it is entertaining. I think Worthington makes an awesome action hero too, and I'd really like to see him make more movies like this. I can't overly recommend it, but it is a decent action flick.

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