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The charmingly offbeat Hunt for the Wilderpeople unites a solid cast, a talented filmmaker, and a poignant, funny, deeply affecting message.
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Gentle and appealing performances can't rescue this facile and cloying comedy. December 29, 2016 | Full Review…
Gentle and appealing performances can't rescue this facile and cloying comedy.
Richard Brody
[Its] sheer good-naturedness pulls off a not particularly inspired crusty-old-coot-thawed-by-young-scamp concept, maintaining an agreeable tonal balance despite occasional wobbles between spoof, sentimentality and silliness. December 29, 2016 | Full Review…
[Its] sheer good-naturedness pulls off a not particularly inspired crusty-old-coot-thawed-by-young-scamp concept, maintaining an agreeable tonal balance despite occasional wobbles between spoof, sentimentality and silliness.
Dennis Harvey
One of the most sincere and funny portraits of family life to come along in a while. December 29, 2016 | Full Review…
One of the most sincere and funny portraits of family life to come along in a while.
April Wolfe
Hunt for the Wilderpeople has been a huge audience favourite at festivals this year and you can see why, with its brand of dark New Zealand humour, coupled with a boy's own adventure story that goes not merely off the rails, but off-road and off-grid. September 16, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Hunt for the Wilderpeople has been a huge audience favourite at festivals this year and you can see why, with its brand of dark New Zealand humour, coupled with a boy's own adventure story that goes not merely off the rails, but off-road and off-grid.
Kate Muir
Hunt for the Wilderpeople is a fun, funny family yarn. September 16, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Hunt for the Wilderpeople is a fun, funny family yarn.
Anton Bitel
This might be the best kids' movie since Up. September 13, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
This might be the best kids' movie since Up.
Tom Huddleston
Funny, exciting, and deeply moving, Hunt for the Wilderpeople is unlike anything you've ever seen, even though you've seen plenty of things like it. April 1, 2020 | Full Review…
Funny, exciting, and deeply moving, Hunt for the Wilderpeople is unlike anything you've ever seen, even though you've seen plenty of things like it.
Dan Scully
The always funny Rhys Darby makes a third act appearance as Hunt for the Wilderpeople treks deeper into the unrestrained realm of adventure comedy with absurd glee. March 13, 2020 | Full Review…
The always funny Rhys Darby makes a third act appearance as Hunt for the Wilderpeople treks deeper into the unrestrained realm of adventure comedy with absurd glee.
Elissa Suh
There is a beating heart amidst the crackling one-liners, which once again elevates Waititi's storytelling from the merely entertaining to the instant classic. September 7, 2019 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
There is a beating heart amidst the crackling one-liners, which once again elevates Waititi's storytelling from the merely entertaining to the instant classic.
Kate Rodger
It has everything you want in a film - memorable characters, an interesting story, and, most importantly, heart. August 6, 2019 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…
It has everything you want in a film - memorable characters, an interesting story, and, most importantly, heart.
Karl Delossantos
The director assures to reinforce the universality of what he wants to tell over stereotypes. [Full Review in Spanish] August 5, 2019 | Full Review…
The director assures to reinforce the universality of what he wants to tell over stereotypes. [Full Review in Spanish]
Sergio Benítez
A droll walk in the woods. August 3, 2019 | Full Review…
A droll walk in the woods.
Michael J. Casey
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