Synopsis
Martin, a mercenary, is sent from Europe by an anonymous biotech company to the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for the last Tasmanian tiger.
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Cast
- Willem DafoeMartin David
- Frances O'ConnorLucy Armstrong
- Sam NeillJack Mindy
- Jacek KomanMiddleman
- Callan MulveyRival Hunter
- Dan WylliePool Player
- Sullivan StapletonDoug
- Morgan DaviesSass Armstrong
- Finn WoodlockBike Armstrong
- Jamie TimonyFree
Recommandations
- 90
The New York Times
The Hunter never declares who is good or bad or right or wrong. And the implications of Martin's decision when the moment of truth finally arrives are left for the viewer to unravel. - 75
The A.V. Club
The movie fumbles badly when it's time to turn those actions toward resolution, forcing an ending that seems both arbitrary and cruel. At under 80 minutes, the movie is terse enough that it could do without trumped-up events. - 75
New York Post
Dafoe proves to have the right blend of ruggedness and sensitivity for this conflicted hero. The actor's habit of maintaining a lavishly styled coiffure in all situations, even when his character is meant to be sleeping in the rain for days on end, is becoming distracting, though. - 70
Movieline
Scene by scene The Hunter, adapted from a novel by Julia Leigh, holds your attention like a pair of big, inquisitive eyes, or perhaps the point-blank scope of an automatic rifle. - 67
Austin Chronicle
Dafoe, as expected, is magnificent in the taciturn role, but the film tends to falter when he's not out stalking, combining as it does elements of family drama, environmental outrage, and outright suspense. - 63
Washington Post
At the core of the movie is the message that the real lonely hunter is the heart. - 60
Time Out
You watch Dafoe's intelligent hands skillfully setting traps, building fires and squeezing triggers, and wonder if an entire movie might be made of such manly components. Probably not. - 50
Slant Magazine
The film refuses to focus on its core story, hedging its bets with forays into family drama, environmental thriller, and corporate intrigue.
