The Hunt

An outstanding lead performance by Mads Mikkelsen (who won best actor for the role at Cannes in 2012) anchors this hauntingly layered and nuanced drama of a man falsely accused of a terrible deed.

Vinterberg has created a modern horror story about a man’s descent into a Kafkaesque nightmare.

It is a devastating film to watch.

It is forthright, powerful, composed and directed with clarity and overwhelming force, yet capable of great subtlety and nuance.

It’s to the star’s immense credit that his spellbinding appeal provides a tension that the script’s funereal pace often lacks.

The subject matter, already troubling, is made even more so by Vinterberg’s almost sadomasochistic penchant for propping up Lucas’s martyrdom. He’s gunning for prey, too.

Unlike in The Celebration, the cruelty and suffering in The Hunt feel both overly schematic and intellectually muddled.

A powerful and thought-provoking movie that explores the themes of justice, prejudice, and the power of rumor. It’s a movie that will make you think deeply about the nature of truth and the consequences of our actions. The film is a must-see for anyone who loves great storytelling.

Society need this kind of movies to reduce crime against men, and India need it alot, fake feminist are exploiting the laws made for women safety

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

Okay.. that was weird. During the watch, my head was full with questions - "What the hell?", "Why everything is going so slowly?", "What was the purpose of that scene to be here". Confusing characters, they were all so damn confused, annoyingly shy and boring. Also you are going to hate that damn annoying little girl.. and everyone as well. Repulsive atmosphere. I guess just bad directing. When something terrible happens, people have misunderstand, thinking that you have done something so wrong, something real bad, but.. surprisingly you haven't *surprise surprise*, you just don't sit there and watch as a tree how people look at you, tread you and generally thing of you. You fight for your right, you speak, you just do something, maybe!!? I would describe the protagonist's actions as unconvincing and insufficient. The the end of the movie says, that when you do something wrong, no matter if people are mistaken, when you said something wrong, even if you were angry or very emotional and when it's been a while, you will be remembered with that thing you did or say forever. People recall bad stuff, situations and actions for other people. At the end of the day, nobody wants to be remembered as the bad and nasty guy. So... be careful. :D Critics are obviously blind or something.

Un sujet plutôt casse-gueule mais assez bien traité, au moins pour son réalisme et sa sobriété. Mads y est excellent (comme à son habitude) et porte évidemment le film sur ses épaules. Malheureusement, c’est loin de suffire, le réalisateur ne fait rien pour l’aider : c’est très leeeent et très moooou, incroyablement plat et beaucoup trop long. C’est davantage un téléfilm qu’un vrai film à dire vrai. Ou une sorte de documentaire bancal complètement soporifique… Bien sûr, il s’agit de ‘cinéma d’auteur’ qui dénonce tout en débordant de prétention, c’est ce qu’on appelle du cinéma de peigne-culs pour les intello-bobos de Télérama et Positif ainsi que les étudiants de gauche (pléonasme). C’est donc -malgré de bonnes intentions, certes- particulièrement lourdingue au visionnage ! mais cela reste un bon somnifère en tout cas.