Synopsis
An assassin forges an unlikely partnership with one of his targets: a woman seeking revenge for the murder of her family.
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Cast
- Sam WorthingtonStephen Lucas
- Odeya RushElla Hatto
- Amy LandeckerBanks
- Dean S. JaggerOfficer Schaller
- Verónica EcheguiDani
- Martin CompstonMetzger
- Katia BokorAunt Jesse
- Matt TownsendAuction Guest
- Philip GascoyneAuction Party Guest
- Mateo RufinoBouncer
Recommendations
- 63
Slant Magazine
The Hunter’s Prayer packs its brisk 85 minutes with an impressive array of car chases, gun fights, hand-to-hand combat, and foot pursuits, all cut with a precision and an economy that heightens the impact of every hit. - 50
Movie Nation
The Hunter’s Prayer isn’t in that top drawer. But with action auteur Jonathan Mostow (“Breakdown”) behind the camera and Sam Worthington in front of it, it gives fair value — and then some — as it treads a well-worn path. - 38
RogerEbert.com
The Hunter’s Prayer is like a Luc Besson film put through a deflavorizing machine to remove any element that could be distinctive, energetic, or fun. - 30
Village Voice
Even though the movie tries to sneak in some subtext about children paying for the sins of their fathers, the biggest sin The Hunter’s Prayer commits is being too dumb to enjoy. - 30
Los Angeles Times
Action movies don’t necessarily need logic, but in the absence of entertainment value, tracking what doesn’t make sense is often the only fun.
