Night Hunter
Rating: 1.5/5
Duration: 1 hr 36 mins
Director: David Raymond
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Suspense
Release Date: 06.09.2019 (US)
Star Cast: Henry Cavill, Ben Kingsley, Alexandra Daddario, Stanley Tucci, Brendan Fletcher, Nathan Fillion, Minka Kelly
Plot: In the movie Night Hunter, the cops, headed by Marshall (Henry Cavill), are involved in the investigation of an array of criminal acts committed by some sexual predators. In the meantime, Lara (Eliana Jones) along with her guardian and former judge Cooper (Ben Kingsley), has built a system for entrapping and catching the predators. However, their most recent target happens to be a difficult catch, leading to the sudden disappearance of Lara. With the help of Cooper, the cops find her in no time and unravel a long array of criminal acts, with many girls having suffered harassment and exploitation by Simon (Brendan Fletcher). Profiler Rachel (Alexandra Daddario) puts in all her effort to find all the information about Simon, but there is a very limited time, and before it is too long, the lives of everyone would be in danger.
Review: Overly slow, serious, confusing, and clunky in its approach, the Night Hunter makes an attempt to lay focus on the sexual predators; however, it ultimately cannot keep away its own harsh attitude towards the female actors. While the movie is vicious towards the abusive male characters, it is clueless about the female characters, who are just utilized as mere baits, calling out for rescue. Alexandra Daddario as Rachel seems to be quite powerful, but her character is largely ineffectual. Similarly, although Eliana Jones as Lara is portrayed as a wise woman, she ends up getting kidnapped very easily.
The male characters of the film do not really render a great job. Henry Cavill renders one-note, emotionless performance, whereas Stanley Tucci and Ben Kingsley seem very odd and out of their places. Nathan Fillion does not have much to act and disappears from the story very quickly.
Night Hunter, the directorial debut of the well-known scriptwriter David Raymond, is often very puzzling and confusing in a horrible way. It is jarring and convoluted, manifesting disoriented editing and cinematography. The movie lacks the thrill and suspense it promises to the audience.
Overall, Night Hunter is not one of those movies that are recommended to be watched in the theatres. You can go watch the film if you are getting bored on your weekend or holidays or choose to wait for the television premiere.
