The Hunt (2020)

Written by Wuchak on December 4, 2022

Satirical look at Left and Right in a “Most Dangerous Game” setting

Several non-Liberal people wake up in the middle of nowhere, possibly Arkansas, to discover they’re being hunted by cutthroat Leftwing radicals.

"The Hunt" (2020) takes the basic-Zaroff scenario of "Open Season" (1974) and "The Hunger Games" (2012) and applies it to the Left’s ire toward “deplorables.” Unlike those other two flicks, this is an amusing satire that pokes fun at both political sides while arguably veering toward pro-Conservative, at least more so than pro-Left.

Betty Gilpin is quite effective as the protagonist, Crystal, while Hilary Swank eventually shows up in the last act for a knock-down-drag-out climax.

The film is snappy at 1 hours, 30 minutes, and was shot in Louisiana, including New Orleans.

GRADE: A-