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SummaryAccused of heinous crimes he didn't commit, a prosecutor sets out on a mission to clear his name.

Directed By:John Woo

Manhunt

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Generally Favorable
68
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5.2
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
68
86% Positive
12 Reviews
14% Mixed
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0% Negative
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May 4, 2018
88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
At times, it approaches self-parody, but that’s just Woo having some much-needed fun.
May 4, 2018
80
The Guardian
This film offers something that is never in sufficiently plentiful supply: fun.
User score
Mixed or Average
5.2
31% Positive
4 Ratings
46% Mixed
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23% Negative
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Feb 19, 2020
6
Meth-dude
While the editing is a mess, the story is way too convoluted and the acting is mediocre at best, it's also never boring and it has a satisfying ending. John Woo is just trying to have fun with this one and it shows. It can definitely be enjoyed as a guilty pleasure.
Aug 9, 2020
4
MaxPayneIsGod
John Woo is showing his age in this craptastic, formulaic action thriller. You spend the entire time cringing at the plot, the acting, directing and the writing. But what really blew our mind was how shockingly bad the score was, the music choices could not have been worse, its almost worth watching it just to see what I mean. Almost.
May 4, 2018
75
RogerEbert.com
For those who have understandably not seen Takakura's original film due to international distribution issues: think "The Fugitive," only this time, Tommy Lee Jones' gruff cop is replaced by a more sympathetic hot-shot detective.
May 5, 2018
67
Entertainment Weekly
Still, there are enough glimpses of the old master peeking through that it’s hard not to have a bit of a good time. It turns out that even second-rate (okay, third-rate) Woo has its moments.
May 3, 2018
67
The A.V. Club
With every overblown character introduction and goofy twist, it announces itself as intentionally cheesy guilty pleasure. With Woo, one expects a higher, more transcendent grade of cheese.
May 13, 2018
63
Movie Nation
The picture is all over the place, with many many actors, many plot threads and characters switching from Japanese to Chinese to hard-boiled English in a flash. But John Woo knows pacing, knows how to keep a movie on its feet and hurtling forward, and damned if ManHunt doesn’t manage that, flaws and failings and all.
May 4, 2018
50
Variety
However much fun the film’s high points may afford, there is also something faintly depressing about seeing a once-inventive filmmaker plunder his own legacy for easy props.
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Mar 13, 2019
4
Broyax
J'ai voulu y croire et j'ai cru un instant, un instant seulement que ce bon John était revenu au bon vieux temps de ses quelques merveilles du cinéma d'action (totalement débridé bien entendu) dont il avait le secret, de ce temps des fusillades homériques, des ralentis prodigieux, du montage millimétré et des plans d'anthologie... Sans parler de ses violons également, de ses sentiments exacerbés et du charisme de ses acteurs...dont il arrivait à sortir le meilleur, connus ou pas. Alors pourtant, ce Man Hunt se déroule au Japon à Osaka et dans ses environs, la photographie est jolie et... on retrouve les tics de Monsieur Woo comme on en retrouvait ici et là, éparpillés dans les daubes ou semi-daubes qu'il a faites pour Hollywood : colombes, arrêts sur image et bien sûr pas mal de ralentis... Hélas, lorsqu'on combine des ralentis avec un montage merdique (trop cut) et des plans zoomés et souvent mal cadrés, on obtient... un peu de la merde. Un peu mais pas complètement, car c'est de temps en temps à la fois beau et spectaculaire comme jadis... mais de temps en temps seulement. Et bien trop rarement. Les acteurs choisis (qui m'ont l'air inconnus) sont plutôt dans la caricature mais on a tout un lot de ravissantes actrices (surtout japonaises apparemment) pour la parité dont certaines n'amusent pas le terrain ; hélas encore une fois, on ne peut pas dire que ça change la donne -malgré quelques violons presque réussis- car c'est ici que le scénario entre en scène, foutraque, foireux et invraisemblable. Qu'il soit invraisemblable, à la limite on s'en fout puisqu'on ne s'y ennuie pas ... mais aussi bordélique, voire carrément con, ça c'est très embêtant... Décidémernt John Woo ne sait plus y faire, il a perdu ses tours de magie d'antan...
Jun 11, 2018
1
Qgal5kap
Dang... I'm impressed with how bad this one was. Like the other dude wrote. This one has it all. Only, the stuff it has, is all bad.
May 10, 2018
1
Deadheadbill
Man this is horrible. Cheesy writing, horrible plot, bad acting, this movie has it all. Sad to see John Woo fall this far.
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