Synopsis
A robber escapes from prison with a single objective in mind: to track down his former cellmate, a serial killer who intends to pin his crimes on him. A cop is sent after the robber who, despite his best efforts, soon becomes Public Enemy Number One. As the protagonists are driven to their limits, it becomes increasingly unclear who is the hunter and who is the prey.
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Cast
- Albert DupontelFranck Adrien
- Alice TaglioniClaire Linné
- Stéphane DebacJean-Louis Maurel
- Natacha RégnierChristine Maurel
- Sergi LópezManuel Carrega
- Caterina MurinoAnna Adrien
- Olivier SchneiderNovik
- Zinedine SoualemLucciani
- Serge HazanaviciusLafay
- Jean-Marie WinlingPascaud
Recommendations
- 80
Los Angeles Times
For moviegoers who prefer cheeky wit, down-and-dirty mayhem and grown-up suspense in their air-conditioned escapism, The Prey deserves to light up the summer art house. - 75
Slant Magazine
The Prey doesn't have the obsessive pull of a great thriller, as it's undeniably an impersonal toy, but it's a hell of a toy. - 75
Observer
Okay, The Prey is ridiculous hokum that proves the French can make overwrought Hollywood thrillers with the same indefatigable energy and implausible realism as anyone else. It is also a slick, suspenseful adrenalin rush disguised as unexpected, nerve-wracking fun. - 70
Village Voice
If the thrills it yields are expected ones, the pleasure in the formula remains. - 70
The New York Times
It doesn’t aspire to art-house significance, just to white-knuckled entertainment. - 60
Time Out
The closer we get to a climax (and the more that absurd reversals keep getting piled on), the less effective Dupontel’s brutish charisma is in keeping things interesting and afloat. You pray the next he-man outing makes better use of his presence. - 60
New York Daily News
The script unfurls too many obvious setups, but director Eric Valette is smart enough to rely on his most authentic effect — Dupontel’s natural intensity. - 40
Total Film
Sweeping landscape shots and the reliable presence of Sergi López, here playing a scarred private investigator, can’t distract from the clichés of a particularly dim-witted script.
