Manhunt

Name: Manhunt
Genre: Action, Thriller
Released: May 4, 2018
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 68
Cast: Angeles Woo, Hanyu Zhang, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Ji-won Ha, Jun Kunimura

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Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): May 4, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Angeles Woo, Hanyu Zhang, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Ji-won Ha, Jun Kunimura, Masaharu Fukuyama, Nanami Sakuraba, Naoto Takenaka, Stephy Qi, Takumi Saitô, Tao Okamoto, Yasuaki Kurata

Summary: Accused of heinous crimes he didn't commit, a prosecutor sets out on a mission to clear his name.

Director: John Woo

Genre(s): Action, Thriller

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 106 min

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Barry Hertz

May 4, 2018

At times, it approaches self-parody, but that’s just Woo having some much-needed fun. Read full review

The Film Stage C.J. Prince

It’s pure, maximalist filmmaking in the hands of a master who can put it all out there within the right emotional context to prevent it all from falling apart. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

May 4, 2018

This film offers something that is never in sufficiently plentiful supply: fun. Read full review

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

May 3, 2018

With every overblown character introduction and goofy twist, it announces itself as intentionally cheesy guilty pleasure. With Woo, one expects a higher, more transcendent grade of cheese. Read full review

Chris Nashawaty

May 5, 2018

Still, there are enough glimpses of the old master peeking through that it’s hard not to have a bit of a good time. It turns out that even second-rate (okay, third-rate) Woo has its moments. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

May 4, 2018

It’s hard not to smile when John Woo is having this much fun, or to care about the future when the old-fashioned has this much style. Read full review

Jessica Kiang

May 4, 2018

However much fun the film’s high points may afford, there is also something faintly depressing about seeing a once-inventive filmmaker plunder his own legacy for easy props. Read full review

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Meth-dude

Feb 19, 2020

While the editing is a mess, the story is way too convoluted and the acting is mediocre at best, it's also never boring and it has a satisfying ending. John Woo is just trying to have fun with this one and it shows. It can definitely be enjoyed as a guilty pleasure.

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Broyax

Mar 13, 2019

J'ai voulu y croire et j'ai cru un instant, un instant seulement que ce bon John était revenu au bon vieux temps de ses quelques merveilles du cinéma d'action (totalement débridé bien entendu) dont il avait le secret, de ce temps des fusillades homériques, des ralentis prodigieux, du montageJ'ai voulu y croire et j'ai cru un instant, un instant seulement que ce bon John était revenu au bon vieux temps de ses quelques merveilles du cinéma d'action (totalement débridé bien entendu) dont il avait le secret, de ce temps des fusillades homériques, des ralentis prodigieux, du montage millimétré et des plans d'anthologie...

Sans parler de ses violons également, de ses sentiments exacerbés et du charisme de ses acteurs...dont il arrivait à sortir le meilleur, connus ou pas. Alors pourtant, ce Man Hunt se déroule au Japon à Osaka et dans ses environs, la photographie est jolie et... on retrouve les tics de Monsieur Woo comme on en retrouvait ici et là, éparpillés dans les daubes ou semi-daubes qu'il a faites pour Hollywood : colombes, arrêts sur image et bien sûr pas mal de ralentis...

Hélas, lorsqu'on combine des ralentis avec un montage merdique (trop cut) et des plans zoomés et souvent mal cadrés, on obtient... un peu de la merde. Un peu mais pas complètement, car c'est de temps en temps à la fois beau et spectaculaire comme jadis... mais de temps en temps seulement. Et bien trop rarement.

Les acteurs choisis (qui m'ont l'air inconnus) sont plutôt dans la caricature mais on a tout un lot de ravissantes actrices (surtout japonaises apparemment) pour la parité dont certaines n'amusent pas le terrain ; hélas encore une fois, on ne peut pas dire que ça change la donne -malgré quelques violons presque réussis- car c'est ici que le scénario entre en scène, foutraque, foireux et invraisemblable.

Qu'il soit invraisemblable, à la limite on s'en fout puisqu'on ne s'y ennuie pas ... mais aussi bordélique, voire carrément con, ça c'est très embêtant... Décidémernt John Woo ne sait plus y faire, il a perdu ses tours de magie d'antan...… Expand

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MaxPayneIsGod

Aug 9, 2020

John Woo is showing his age in this craptastic, formulaic action thriller.
You spend the entire time cringing at the plot, the acting, directing and the writing.
But what really blew our mind was how shockingly bad the score was, the music choices could not have been worse, its almost worthJohn Woo is showing his age in this craptastic, formulaic action thriller.
You spend the entire time cringing at the plot, the acting, directing and the writing.
But what really blew our mind was how shockingly bad the score was, the music choices could not have been worse, its almost worth watching it just to see what I mean. Almost.… Expand

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Qgal5kap

Jun 11, 2018

Dang... I'm impressed with how bad this one was. Like the other dude wrote. This one has it all. Only, the stuff it has, is all bad.

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Deadheadbill

May 10, 2018

Man this is horrible. Cheesy writing, horrible plot, bad acting, this movie has it all. Sad to see John Woo fall this far.

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