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34 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertWalking in, I thought I knew what to expect, but i didn't anticipate how William Friedkin would jolt me with the immediate urgency of the action. This is not an arm's-length chase picture, but a close physical duel between its two main characters.
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonEngrossing as it is, The Hunted is more a showcase for formidable talent than anything else. It's a brainy, exciting but shallow show -- an expert's action movie that almost runs out of breath.
- 63Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanFew modern thrillers aspire to look this striking.
- 50Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversJust a "Rambo" rehash.
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenFriedkin has huffed and puffed and blown up a single chase sequence into the whole damn movie. You got your hunted, you got your hunter, and away they go. And go and go.
- 50SlateDavid EdelsteinSlateDavid EdelsteinBrutally exciting and sometimes brutally inept.
- 50Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezThe Hunted is so openly, defiantly derivative of 1982's "First Blood," you figure there has to be a copyright lawsuit brewing right this very minute.
- 38New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardAs in "The Edge," in which Alec Baldwin and Anthony Hopkins were stranded in the wilds, you can earn a wildernesssurvival merit badge just from watching.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleFriedkin is steeped in gore, like some cinematic Macbeth, and it's obscuring his artistic vision.
- 25USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkYou keep waiting for there to be more, but there never is -- other than the fact that it all gets gorier and uglier as the dyspeptic look on Jones' face progresses from a four- to a six-a-day scotch-and-peppermint schnapps hangover.