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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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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
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
Strictly for those who love pie-eyed problem pics with scenic wanderlust. December 27, 2016 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Strictly for those who love pie-eyed problem pics with scenic wanderlust.
Nigel Andrews
There's brilliant chemistry between Dennison and Neil, the pair quite obviously bouncing off each other; a joy to watch on screen, and as the story progresses you begin to feel like a member of their special pack, gleefully part of the adventure. September 19, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
There's brilliant chemistry between Dennison and Neil, the pair quite obviously bouncing off each other; a joy to watch on screen, and as the story progresses you begin to feel like a member of their special pack, gleefully part of the adventure.
Jack Shepherd
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
The two leads have a fantastic chemistry, both comedic and emotional, and Wilderpeople deftly mixes action, comedy, and drama. July 3, 2020 | Rating: A- | Full Review…
The two leads have a fantastic chemistry, both comedic and emotional, and Wilderpeople deftly mixes action, comedy, and drama.
Brent McKnight
Waititi proves it by maintaining a cartoonish tone that very well balances drama, comedy, and a sentimentality well worth getting excited for. [Full review in Spanish] June 27, 2020 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review…
Waititi proves it by maintaining a cartoonish tone that very well balances drama, comedy, and a sentimentality well worth getting excited for. [Full review in Spanish]
Yasser Medina
...deliciously deadpan... June 25, 2020 | Full Review…
...deliciously deadpan...
Lynden Barber
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
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
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