Hunt
Magnet Releasing | Release Date: December 2, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
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11
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10
Negative:
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67
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerNov 30, 2022
Caught with a mixture of cool reserve and neck-snapping energy by director Kim Jee-woon's longtime cinematographer Lee Mo-gae (I Saw the Devil, Ilang: The Wolf Brigade), Hunt is an ugly morality play, briskly told and given chilling, crackling energy by Lee and Jung. Read full review
67
ColliderChase HutchinsonDec 8, 2022
For all its many structural flaws that could doom a lesser work, it manages to break free when it counts. Though Hunt won’t become a paragon of action cinema, the moments where it lets loose still pack plenty of potent hits. Read full review
50
IndieWireDavid EhrlichMay 26, 2022
An energetic yet hopelessly convoluted espionage thriller that doesn’t tell a story so much as it chronically bumps into one. ... Lee’s debut is little more than a chattering Pez dispenser full of plot twists. Read full review
80
Little White LiesJosh Slater-WilliamsNov 5, 2022
A kinetic, truly thrilling and delightfully operatic espionage tale. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayDec 12, 2022
Hunt works fine as a slam-bang action movie; but at heart it’s more of a cautionary tale. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreNov 14, 2022
A chaotic and engrossing mystery built around that evergreen of the espionage and political intrigue genre, the hunt for a “mole” in Korean intelligence agencies. Read full review
58
Original-CinLiam LaceyNov 30, 2022
Without having spent enough time to establish the background of the characters and their conflicted motives, Hunt leaves us bystanders to the mayhem. Read full review
70
Paste MagazineAndrew CrumpDec 6, 2022
Lee’s making finely tuned action here; organizing history lessons isn’t his job. But the ferocity of Hunt’s combined action and momentum let him bristle over past atrocities even if those atrocities aren’t his focal point. Read full review
85
PolygonTasha RobinsonDec 9, 2022
The movie’s strongest moments come when the action gets so ridiculous that the audience almost has to laugh, even as they’re wondering who’s going to die next. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoDec 2, 2022
Hunt has some excellent bang-bang escapism, but it's ultimately too shallow to recommend. Read full review
70
Screen DailyTim GriersonMay 26, 2022
The plotting may sometimes be convoluted, but the picture rolls along so forcefully that its familiar genre trappings hardly hamper the proceedings. Read full review
80
SlashfilmRafael MotamayorMay 26, 2022
Lee does a commendable job as a first-time feature director, with a confinement sense of pace and framing that keeps "Hunt" thrilling and engaging despite its 131-minute runtime. ... Though "Hunt" does not break the spy thriller mold, it does provide plenty of thrills that should play like gangbusters. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubMartin TsaiDec 1, 2022
Lee stars in, directs, co-writes, and co-produces this taut, extravagant, and technically proficient effort, which comes off more as an auspicious filmmaking debut than a vanity project, one that stacks up favorably with most American spy thrillers. Read full review
58
The Film StageLuke HicksJun 13, 2022
The explosiveness and wavering intrigue and sleek blue-gray cinematography minted for a cop movie––the kind that reflects thematic consideration and well-crafted execution in matching the steeliness of its hard-nosed leads––can’t do enough to save it. Read full review
40
The GuardianLeslie FelperinNov 2, 2022
Some shocking twists go off like well-timed bombs in the back half of the film, somewhat compensating for what is, in all honesty, a bit of a slog. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyMay 26, 2022
What this twisty espionage thriller ... doesn’t have enough of is character depth or storytelling coherence. Read full review
40
The New York TimesRobert DanielsDec 2, 2022
A convoluted conclusion, begot by an unconvincing change of heart, obliterates any chance of “Hunt” offering the clarity it needs to be entertaining. Instead, Lee’s directorial effort wanders toward something unmemorable. Read full review
42
The PlaylistChristian GallichioDec 7, 2022
By the time the film reaches its final twist, it almost acts as a punchline to a two-plus-hour joke about the inanity of spycraft. It’s a reveal so harebrained it doesn’t so much make you question the film that comes before it as it does Jung-jae’s logic and reasoning. Read full review
60
TheWrapSteve PondMay 26, 2022
A dense and bloody spy thriller with enough twists, turns, double agents, defectors and buried secrets to confuse even viewers who know the geopolitical players without a scorecard. For those of us who are struggling to figure out who’s who and where their sympathies lie on the fly, it can get downright impenetrable. Read full review
40
Time OutPhil de SemlyenNov 3, 2022
Hunt is a film stuck entirely in fifth, racing from one sudden shootout to another at the expense of the labyrinthine plot. Read full review
60
Total FilmNeil SmithMay 26, 2022
At two hours and change Hunt definitely outstays its welcome, while it’s disappointing Lee has room for only two notable female characters. If you are up for some robust, relentless, blood-splattered mayhem, though, it’s well worth hunting down when it makes its way into cinemas. Read full review
70
VarietyPeter DebrugeMay 26, 2022
A twisty, action-packed political thriller — one that keeps you guessing even as it spirals into ever-crazier realms. Read full review
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