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The Hunting Party (2007)

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Reviews Counted:86

Fresh:45

Rotten:41

Average Rating:6/10

Consensus: The Hunting Party is tonally awkward: its shifts from dark satire to serious political thriller create an uneven film, despite best efforts from its game leads.

Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Sep 7, 2007 Limited

Box Office: $796,001

Synopsis: On the fifth anniversary of the end of the civil war in Bosnia, former hot-shot reporter Simon Hunt (Richard Gere) mysteriously shows up, five years after imploding on live television and... On the fifth anniversary of the end of the civil war in Bosnia, former hot-shot reporter Simon Hunt (Richard Gere) mysteriously shows up, five years after imploding on live television and disappearing into a self-imposed exile. Reunited with his cameraman, Duck (Terrence Howard), who has been promoted to a cushy studio gig working with anchorman Franklin Harris (James Brolin), Simon convinces Duck to go on a dangerous journey to get an interview with the wanted war criminal known as the Fox (Ljubomir Kerekes), based on the real-life Radovan Karadicz. They are joined by Ben (Jesse Eisenberg), the Harvard-educated nephew of a network executive who is in search of adventure and a good story. Together the three drive deep into Serb territory, facing more intrigue and danger than they ever could have imagined. Writer-director Richard Shepard (THE MATADOR) loosely based THE HUNTING PARTY on an article Scott Anderson wrote for Esquire magazine entitled "What I Did on My Summer Vacation," about five reporters who actually did go after Karadicz, and tried to capture him. Shepard infuses the film with a sly black humor and fills the story with a crazy cast of oddball characters, paying homage to Carol Reed's THE THIRD MAN, which was set in postwar Vienna. The three leads are excellent, especially Gere, who plays Hunt with a knowing grin that often hides what he's really up to. Shot on location in and around Sarajevo, lending the film an eerie reality, THE HUNTING PARTY--which claims at the beginning that "only the most ridiculous parts of this story are true"--is a fun, fascinating political thriller. [More]

Starring: Richard Gere, Terrence Howard, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Kruger

Starring: Richard Gere, Terrence Howard, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Kruger, Joy Bryant, James Brolin, Dylan Baker

Director: Richard Shepard

Director: Richard Shepard
Screenwriter: Richard Shepard
Producer: Mark Johnson, Scott Kroopf, Bill Block
Composer: Rolfe Kent
Studio: Weinstein Company

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...it does make room for the latest, loose-screw character part in the reinvention of Gere's career.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
09/21/07
Amy Biancolli
Amy Biancolli
Houston Chronicle

Ludicrous, bewildering, and largely true (at least the "most ridiculous parts" according to the film's preface), it plays like an adventure story written by Kafka

Full Review Source: I.E. Weekly | comment Comment
02/22/08
Amy Nicholson
Amy Nicholson
I.E. Weekly

The whole is reasonably diverting, but on the other hand not very special.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles CityBeat | comment Comment
09/12/07
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

Hopefully, The Hunting Party will find the success it needs to keep Shepard making off-center movies because Hollywood doesn't always reward hard-to-categorize films like this one.

Full Review Source: UGO | comment Comment
09/21/07
Brian Tallerico
Brian Tallerico
UGO

Immersed in cynicism and dark humour, this movie wins us over early on and then holds our attention with a compelling story and a trio of interesting central characters.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
09/17/07
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

Politics aside, The Hunting Party is a breezy, occasionally bumpy ride that ultimately becomes a satisfying journey.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
09/14/07
Bruce Demara
Bruce Demara
Toronto Star

[Director] Shepard strikes just the right absurd, satirical tone until near the end, when he allows the film to wrap up a bit too conveniently.

Full Review Source: Associated Press | comment Comment
09/14/07
Christy Lemire
Christy Lemire
Associated Press
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...The Hunting Party still is a movie worth chasing down.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
09/21/07
Claudia Puig
Claudia Puig
USA Today

It's likely you've heard that "war has its bright side," but in The Hunting Party, Duck (Terrence Howard) speaks with the sort of authority that comes with experience, as if he's telling you something you don't know.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
09/15/07
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters

Harder to adjust to the humor within the country's tragedy, but Shepard's talent and sensibilities as a filmmaker keeps things light and entertaining.

Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net | comment Comment
09/04/07
Edward Douglas
Edward Douglas
ComingSoon.net

A great yarn in the spirit of cynical war pictures like 'Three Kings.'

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
09/20/07
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

Tons of fun and definitely worth the price of admission.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Insiders | comment Comment
09/07/07
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Entertainment Insiders

Tense, funny, disturbing and touching from moment one.

Full Review Source: ReelzChannel.com | comment Comment
08/26/08
Heather Huntington
Heather Huntington
ReelzChannel.com

All you need to know about The Hunting Party is the film's opening disclaimer: "Only the most ridiculous parts of this story are true."

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
09/14/07
Jane Stevenson
Jane Stevenson
Jam! Movies

It's a funny, horrible story (with black humor of the sort many war correspondents write about), shot mostly in Croatia and nicely paced.

Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan | comment Comment
09/22/07
Jean Lowerison
Jean Lowerison
San Diego Metropolitan

Gere is almost unmatched at portraying wacky characters like Hunt. He is so charismatic that you believe he can charm, manipulate and/or con just about anyone.

Full Review Source: Kaplan vs. Kaplan | comment Comment
09/25/07
Jeanne Kaplan
Jeanne Kaplan
Kaplan vs. Kaplan

The most intriguing parts of this film are contained in the voice-over montage in the beginning and a surprise ending, leaving a lot of filler in the middle.

Full Review Source: The Scorecard Review | comment Comment
03/03/08
Jeff Bayer
Jeff Bayer
The Scorecard Review

On paper, there's no way that The Hunting Party should work. But onscreen, it defies the odds.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
09/20/07
Jeff Strickler
Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune

A spry, surprising and intelligent comedy.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
09/20/07
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

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Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
08/07/08
Jonathan Kiefer
Jonathan Kiefer
Sacramento News & Review
 
 
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