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the names changed to protect the guilty Jul 04, 2009
The point of this being that if you have money and power you can slide...
There is this famous terrorist that is still loose.
Richard Gere plays a good burnt out international TV journalist
who leads an expedition to interview/capture a Serbian war criminal.
Several of these fellows are still loose.
War reporting is the most dangerous (and maybe exciting) job
in journalism. What they seem to have uncovered besides the war criminal is "deals" made with the people in power to protect the guilty.
I liked the movie: it seemed honest.
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 CHEAP PROPAGANDA Jun 06, 2009
The Hunting Party seems to be the latest Serb-bashing film to come out of Hollywood. A Croatian-American production, it is drenched in bias from start to finish. The film attempts to portray the efforts of three stooge-like journalists who decide to capture Bosnian Serb Dr. Radoslav Bogdanovic, a.k.a. the "Fox", (a fictitious character drawn up to resemble a cross between Bosnian Serb leaders Dr. Radovan Karadjic and General Radko Mladic). The film starts off poorly from the beginning and continues its downfall all the way to the very bottom.
Specifically:
1) It is the same old/usual clichés involving one of Hollywood's favorite villains/scapegoats: the Serbs (surprisingly there were no Russians or Germans in this one...). Can we not find something more original than the USUAL crazy/deranged/dangerous Russian "boogieman" (or the USUAL German/Nazi "bad guy" cliché for that matter), together with the leading to the USUAL need to be rescued by the benevolent Anglo-Americans? Is that too much to ask?
2) Bad choice of actors. The much aged Richard Gere does not live up to expectations in his role as Simon Hunt. Moreover, the choices of Terrence Howard and Jesse Eisenberg for Duck and Benjamin respectively were poor at best with disheartening performances that fail to convince.
3) The film justifies the unjustifiable: vigilantism and revenge. Instead of helping heal the wounds from the Balkan conflicts, it is instead inflammatory fueling hatred and condoning revanchism.
4) Weak car chases and poor action scenes serve more to annoy than to entertain.
5) The not-so-hidden and rather dangerous political and "moral" (or lack of...) messages included in the film, plot/storyline for which the writers are to blame.
There is a term used in such situations and it's called... propaganda!
On the other hand:
1) The film does a fairly good job of getting the message across, as it should do, in making people aware of the evils of war and the fact that the international community is often slow to act.
2) It is indicative of the deal that Richard Holbrooke made with Dr. Radovan Karadjic in promising immunity in exchange for the Bosnian Serb leader stepping down, which the former is now vehemently (though unconvincingly) denies.
In short, the film is racist and offensive, insulting and divisive, and shame on Richard Gere for stooping so low as to accept a role in this badly scripted film.
In conclusion, The Hunting Party follows a line of other Serb-bashing films, such as Behind Enemy Lines (Owen Wilson, Gene Hackman), Icon (Patrick Swayze), Peacemaker (George Clooney), and Welcome to Sarajevo (Woody Harrelson).
A shame really...
I laughed throughout the movie... didn't realize it was a dark comedy! May 29, 2009
The plot, though crazy, is entirely believable. It is not too out there to imagine a couple guys cook up a crazy scheme to catch a war criminal, not only to make their mark as journalists (or just to have a really GOOD story to tell), but because they can. It is the territory of lawlessness and corruption, of payoffs and favors. The satire and the depth of the roles played by Richard Gere and Terence Howard was expertly handled with nuance and credibility. I kept giggling throughout... there were some really funny moments but I kept wondering if I was laughing inappropriately. I hadn't heard a thing about this movie - I guess it didn't receive the attention it truly deserved - so I had no preconceived notions or expectations. I felt like I was transported into the story, which it has to be pretty intriguing for me to get that interested. I was hooked on its soundtrack as well. I looked to see if the soundtrack is available through Amazon, but no such luck. This movie I would see again and that's not a typical remark.
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 Problem not to be solved Feb 17, 2009
This is more than an entertaining film, but an allegory of our times. The point being if the problem were solved, our so called leaders would have nothing left to do. If they caught Osama, who could they spend millions more dollars to chase. If African-Americans were self sufficient, Jesse Jackson would need to look for a job! Highly recommended!
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 Good film but not the best Nov 16, 2008
The movie is OK but is not the best by Richard Gere. Its full of action but there is something lacking that I can't put my finger on.
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