*SPOILERS*SPOILERS*SPOILERS*SPOILRS*SPOILERS*SPOILERS I didn't had big expectations for this one. After all it's a movie with Christopher Lambert . The guy specializes in rather trashy B-class movies (with the exception of "Greystoke" and "Highlander"). I didn't expected art or quality , but some decent movie to kill time . I must admit I have a soft spot for ninjas . Ninjas were popular in the 80's , but they don't appear that much in movies now. Judging by the summary I expected a simple revenge flick.
Ugh Where should I start ? What went wrong ? Christopher Lambert ends as a supporting character in his own movie . If you expected to see him fighting enemies like in "Highlander" you will be disappointed . For 99 % of the movie he just whines around and he fights in only last 10 minutes of the movie . And the final fight between Lambert and the villain is PATHETIC . I have to say I unintentionally felt sorry for the villain – the movie makers gave so much advantage for the hero in the final battle , that it just doesn't seem fair. And yet Lambert BARELY won You have to see it for yourself – incredibly poor battle.
The movie for most of the time feels like a bad drama . The viewer is caught in the conflict between two clans that is not one bit interesting or emotionally engaging. The flashbacks with Joan Chen are incredibly cheesy. There are many unintentionally laughable scenes ("Maybe I was wrong ") that make the movie hard to treat seriously. The fight scenes look rather cheap. The actors , especially the Asian ones give a terrible performances. Lambert is dull as always . The Asian actors (with the exception of Joan Chen) act like they barely know English. Their accents are awful. Last but not least – the music (which is just drums) is boring.
There is some nudity and violence . Some cheap laughs and decent performance from Joan Chen. The old Asian guy is quite funny . Watch out for Toshiro Obata ("Teenage mutant ninja turtles") as one of the henchmen.
It doesn't change the fact that this is a bad movie , even in the B-class range . Better watch "American ninja" with Michael Dudikoff or "Blind fury" with Rutger Hauer. I give " The Hunted" 1/10.
Ugh Where should I start ? What went wrong ? Christopher Lambert ends as a supporting character in his own movie . If you expected to see him fighting enemies like in "Highlander" you will be disappointed . For 99 % of the movie he just whines around and he fights in only last 10 minutes of the movie . And the final fight between Lambert and the villain is PATHETIC . I have to say I unintentionally felt sorry for the villain – the movie makers gave so much advantage for the hero in the final battle , that it just doesn't seem fair. And yet Lambert BARELY won You have to see it for yourself – incredibly poor battle.
The movie for most of the time feels like a bad drama . The viewer is caught in the conflict between two clans that is not one bit interesting or emotionally engaging. The flashbacks with Joan Chen are incredibly cheesy. There are many unintentionally laughable scenes ("Maybe I was wrong ") that make the movie hard to treat seriously. The fight scenes look rather cheap. The actors , especially the Asian ones give a terrible performances. Lambert is dull as always . The Asian actors (with the exception of Joan Chen) act like they barely know English. Their accents are awful. Last but not least – the music (which is just drums) is boring.
There is some nudity and violence . Some cheap laughs and decent performance from Joan Chen. The old Asian guy is quite funny . Watch out for Toshiro Obata ("Teenage mutant ninja turtles") as one of the henchmen.
It doesn't change the fact that this is a bad movie , even in the B-class range . Better watch "American ninja" with Michael Dudikoff or "Blind fury" with Rutger Hauer. I give " The Hunted" 1/10.