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Hello Cinephiles,
Today we’re talking about the 2013 film The Hunters.
Story
This is a mashup of Indiana Jones and Spy Kids, but it works. The story beats are predictable but interesting, and the world building was fun.
Score: 0.5
Characters
There are a few times where I think the writers got confused about which brother was which but besides that, they were passable characters. Thankfully the acting was significantly better than the dialogue.
Score: 0.5
Dialogue
There was a lot of useless explaining and some mixed-up lines, along with some strange reasons for doing anything. That being said, at least the writers understood how to write a romance subplot.
Score: 0
Visuals and Music
The special effects were bad but the locations were nice (Yay BC!). The fight choreography was passable.
The music did its job but wasn’t particularly good.
Score: 0.5
Fun
I enjoyed it but it wasn’t great. The kids got bored a few times.
I usually love when this sort of story mixes myths and reality but the entire made up story of Cinderella’s shoe was frustratingly under-researched and under-utilized.
Score: 0.5
Overall
A fun take on the archeology/adventure genre but its special effects, terrible dialogue, and poor research take away from the overall enjoyment.
Final Score: 2 Stars out of 5