In the wilderness of British Columbia, two hunters are tracked and viciously murdered by Aaron Hallam. A former Special Operations instructor is approached and asked to apprehend Hallam—his former student—who has 'gone rogue' after suffering severe battle stress from his time in Kosovo.
A former Special Forces trainer is tasked with hunting down one of his own elite soldiers, who has gone rogue and become a deadly mercenary. The trainer must use all his skills and knowledge of his former student's tactics to track him through the wilderness. The pursuit becomes a brutal cat-and-mouse game where the hunter and the hunted are pushed to their absolute limits.
The Hunted received mixed to positive reviews from critics. While some praised its visceral action sequences, intense atmosphere, and the performances of its lead actors, others found the plot somewhat predictable and the violence gratuitous. The film was noted for its gritty realism and Friedkin's signature directorial style.
Google audience: Google users generally found 'The Hunted' to be an intense and gripping action thriller, appreciating the raw performances and the film's gritty atmosphere. Many highlighted the well-executed fight scenes and the compelling cat-and-mouse dynamic between the main characters.
Director William Friedkin insisted that the actors involved in the extensive fight sequences, particularly Benicio Del Toro and Tommy Lee Jones, undergo extensive training in the Filipino martial art of Kali under the tutelage of Dan Inosanto.
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