Hunt
Magnet Releasing | Release Date: December 2, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
10
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
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
80
Little White LiesJosh Slater-WilliamsNov 5, 2022
A kinetic, truly thrilling and delightfully operatic espionage tale. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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