Hunt

Name: Hunt
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: December 2, 2022
Duration: 131 min
Rating: 55
Cast: Andreas Fronk, Derek Chouinard, Go Yoon-Jung, Hye-jin Jeon, Jeong-min Hwang

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Magnet Releasing | Release Date: December 2, 2022 | Not Rated

Starring: Andreas Fronk, Derek Chouinard, Go Yoon-Jung, Hye-jin Jeon, Jeong-min Hwang, Ji-hun Ju, Joe Cappelletti, Joe Nowell, Jung-Jae Lee, Kim Jong-soo, Man-shik Jeong, Matt Fowler, Mitch Craig, Nam-gil Kim, Paul Battle, Seong-Woong Park, Sung-tae Heo, William Todd Henderson, Woo-jin Jo, Woo-sung Jung

Summary: After a high-ranking North Korean official requests asylum, KCIA Foreign Unit chief Park Pyong-ho (LEE Jung Jae) and Domestic Unit chief Kim Jung-do (JUNG Woo Sung) are tasked with uncovering a North Korean spy, known as Donglim, who is deeply embedded within their agency. When the spy begins leaking top secret intel that could jeopardizeAfter a high-ranking North Korean official requests asylum, KCIA Foreign Unit chief Park Pyong-ho (LEE Jung Jae) and Domestic Unit chief Kim Jung-do (JUNG Woo Sung) are tasked with uncovering a North Korean spy, known as Donglim, who is deeply embedded within their agency. When the spy begins leaking top secret intel that could jeopardize national security, the two units are each assigned to investigate each other. In this tense situation where if they cannot find the mole, they may be accused themselves, Pyong-ho and Jung-do slowly start to uncover the truth. In the end, they must deal with an unthinkable plot to assassinate the South Korean president.… Expand

Director: Jung-Jae Lee

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 131 min

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Polygon Tasha Robinson

Dec 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

Slashfilm Rafael Motamayor

May 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

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Nov 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

Steve Pond

May 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

Liam Lacey

Nov 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

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Dec 2, 2022

Hunt has some excellent bang-bang escapism, but it's ultimately too shallow to recommend. Read full review

David Rooney

May 26, 2022

What this twisty espionage thriller ... doesn’t have enough of is character depth or storytelling coherence. Read full review

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endcreditstone

Dec 4, 2022

It is a movie that is difficult to get good reviews in countries other than Korea because it is necessary to understand the modern history of Korea, so the contents of the play can be very confusing if you do not know the modern history of Korea. In Korea, the director's debut film is saidIt is a movie that is difficult to get good reviews in countries other than Korea because it is necessary to understand the modern history of Korea, so the contents of the play can be very confusing if you do not know the modern history of Korea. In Korea, the director's debut film is said to have been selected more than expected because of his understanding of the history of the 1970s and 1980s, which allows him to fully understand the events in the drama and the movements of the characters. It succeeded in adjusting the content properly, and it is also a movie that creates tension among viewers by mixing non-fiction and fiction properly.… Expand

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alanpotter17

Jul 11, 2023

Há um ponto muito positivo em "Hunt" baseado na quebra de estereótipos sobre a diferença entre Coréia do Sul e do Norte, a ponto de não sabermos exatamente qual das nações é a inimiga, uma vez que o roteiro foge ao maniqueísmo grotesco de filmes norte-americanos. Mas ainda assim, falta aHá um ponto muito positivo em "Hunt" baseado na quebra de estereótipos sobre a diferença entre Coréia do Sul e do Norte, a ponto de não sabermos exatamente qual das nações é a inimiga, uma vez que o roteiro foge ao maniqueísmo grotesco de filmes norte-americanos. Mas ainda assim, falta a "Hunt" o tipo de conexão que gera empatia aos personagens envolvidos.
É um thriller intenso, sem espaço para respirar, estando à procura de um espião que está disfarçado no lado sul e, provavelmente, sendo funcional ao norte. Ou pelo menos é isso que o roteiro tenta indicar, embora fique claro que os personagens secundários são construídos para mostrar que a busca pela informação e pelo controle não é desejo de apenas um dos lados.
Acontece que o filme é monotônico do início ao fim, com uma edição rápida e com uma trilha de suspense que já sugere a desconfiança de cada frase proferida em tela, pondo o espectador diante de um mistério e de uma caçada.
Embora tenha espaço para fáceis resoluções e andar de corpos, o filme até é bem montado e bem feito, mas não há algo realmente marcante a ponto de nos prender assim. Mesmo a busca pela identidade do principal suspeito, parece burocrática demais. Não empolga.… Expand

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