The Hunted

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Ashequl I @Tofa13 Sep 12, 2026 Hunted, a gritty thriller. The premise was a cat-and-mouse game between a master and his disciple. The disciple had done something that the master had to step up to make right. The screenplay was good. Expected more great dialogue. The thrill works. Del Toro and Tommy Lee did a great job. The action was good. Some cons are that the backstory doesn't work, and except for Ellam and his master, no character was memorable. Lastly, it was a good watch. See more J H @UpstateNYThriller Aug 26, 2026 8.5/10 Action, Thriller, Former Military Early 2000s Good action movie with depth, backstory Benecio Del Torro and Tommy Lee Tommy Lee is a wilderness survival guide who has to track down one of the former soldiers he trained See more Bruce M @BruceMc Aug 4, 2026 Worth seeing, but only barely, and only because William Friedkin is the director and Caleb Deschanel is the DP. Very short run-time, which helps, but is basically a long chase scene with a very exciting first act. Makes no real sense, the leads Tommy Lee Jones and Benicio Del Toro don't really do much and Connie Nielsen is oddly cast as an FBI agent who also doesn't do much. Friedkin made some clunkers, and this is perhaps his worst. See more Joaquin U @Joaquin1 Jul 2, 2026 Kinda entertaining, with plenty of action. Jones is back chasing another fugitive relentlessly, though the reasons for the pursuit are pretty vague. The movie piles on nonsense, especially with characters magically showing up in the right place every time — Jason Voorhees would be proud. A watchable popcorn flick, but you’ll need to switch off your brain to enjoy it. See more Unique C. @uniquecliches Feb 26, 2026 This movie chooses action over a coherent narrative. The story consists of disjointed elements that fail to tie together the relentless scenes of violence. It seems like the movie had the potential to be great, but someone overlooked the importance of having a story. See more Matthew D @OceanSage Dec 25, 2025 I found The Hunted super gripping, stylish, ruthless, and exciting. Friedkin allows us to follow Benicio del Toro’s insane special ops assassin to see woodland traps, craft a serrated knife, sneak up on prey, and brutally strike his victims. I loved watching Tommy Lee Jones’ persistent survivalist and knife expert hunt down Benicio. It's neat how we get to see the visual clues that Jones is using to track Benicio path in the forest and town. Tommy Lee Jones is astounding in a mature and compelling hero performance as L.T. Bonham. You can tell he doesn’t want to hunt his student down, but he must kill this military killer. I think Jones is a cool action hero and very physical for an older actor. Benicio del Toro is scary and unhinged as the traumatized villain Sergeant First Class Aaron Hallam. His ferocious facial expressions and raging knife attacks are enthralling. Connie Nielsen is excellent as the careful FBI Special Agent Abby Durrell, who is in over her head on this bloody case. See more Read all reviews

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