A liberals versus conservatives exploitation epic, wrapped in controversy, that ultimately does not enthrall.
in the face of protests about its putative “elites hunt down deplorables” plotline.crackerjack marketing campaign
Written by Nick Cuse and Damon Lindelof and directed by Craig Zobel, “The Hunt” lacks the courage of its presumed convictions, displaying no more than a determination to make as much cash as possible by exploiting national divisions less covetous individuals are despairing of rather than monetizing.
There a nondescript group of a dozen people awake from sleep to find themselves with locked gags on their mouths. Keys to these soon materialize, as do a wide variety of weapons, and then all hell breaks out. It’s their language that gives them away, as Cuse and Lindelof’s script name-checks everything from the concepts of stand your ground, deep state and crisis actors to the Fox News broadcasts of Sean Hannity.
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