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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThe Hunter never declares who is good or bad or right or wrong. And the implications of Martin's decision when the moment of truth finally arrives are left for the viewer to unravel.
- 75New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithDafoe proves to have the right blend of ruggedness and sensitivity for this conflicted hero. The actor's habit of maintaining a lavishly styled coiffure in all situations, even when his character is meant to be sleeping in the rain for days on end, is becoming distracting, though.
- 70MovielineMichelle OrangeMovielineMichelle OrangeScene by scene The Hunter, adapted from a novel by Julia Leigh, holds your attention like a pair of big, inquisitive eyes, or perhaps the point-blank scope of an automatic rifle.
- 67Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovDafoe, as expected, is magnificent in the taciturn role, but the film tends to falter when he's not out stalking, combining as it does elements of family drama, environmental outrage, and outright suspense.
- 63Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanAt the core of the movie is the message that the real lonely hunter is the heart.
- 60Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfYou watch Dafoe's intelligent hands skillfully setting traps, building fires and squeezing triggers, and wonder if an entire movie might be made of such manly components. Probably not.
- 50Slant MagazineJesse CataldoSlant MagazineJesse CataldoThe film refuses to focus on its core story, hedging its bets with forays into family drama, environmental thriller, and corporate intrigue.
- 50Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa AndersonThe Hunter is too many films in one.
- 40New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierThe idea of Willem Dafoe, one of our most watchable actors, playing a man stalking a thought-to-be-extinct animal in the wild is gripping in theory. In execution, however, The Hunter loses its way.