The Hunter (2011)

My February Cinematic Journey (51 movies items)

" Martin, a mercenary, is sent from Europe by an anonymous biotech company to the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for the last Tasmanian tiger. Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, and Frances O'COnnor should mean this is a good one. This has been on my To Watch list for years now. I hope it was worth the wait. Willem Dafoe is a great actor and his performance in this was superb. The ending was really good and sad. It is also somewhat magical in a sense. Definitely worth a watch."

January Movie log (2013) (37 movies items)

"Watched January 31st. Rating: 7.0 "

Ponderous but piercing

“I started up this movie without knowing anything about it other than the hook: Martin David (Willem Dafoe) is a mercenary, sent out by an anonymous science lab to hunt down an extinct creature: the Tasmanian tiger. What seemed like it would be an endless hunt for something that doesn't exist turned out to be a search for anything--connection, above all else. Martin is an awkward and enigmatic man who shies away from any sort of close contact. He prefers to keep things simple and quiet, and out in the serenity of nature he is at his most comfortable. Those serene scenes of him traversing the Tasmanian wilderness are a beauty to watch, but they are punctuated by a very disturbing reality. Martin sets traps, steel and improvised, and marks their location. While he loves nature, he does not lo” read more

Most Successful Movies of... Willem Dafoe (46 movies items)

"Total Gross: 176,669 $"

2012 Movies (56 movies items)

"~ I'm still trying to figure out how I feel about this movie."

Dear Cinema Diary - Vol 3 E7 - July 2012 (27 movies items)

" OMFG! I sat through this? I was actually looking forward to this film? Wow... this wasn't just disappointing this was horrible. There is some pretty ugly subtext going on in this film and really I would have much rather have spent my time watching any of the "Anaconda" films."

2011 in Cinema: From Best to Worst (95 movies items)

" "Tasmanian Tigers are extinct..." Review soon"

Movies Viewed In 2012 (141 movies items)

"First Viewing Viewed: 25th May"

Watched in 2012 (612 movies items)

" Plot: Martin, a mercenary, is sent from Europe by an anonymous biotech company to the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for the last Tasmanian tiger. Genre: Drama Director: Daniel Nettheim Stars: Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Frances O'Connor -----} Trailer Story: 3 | Story Idea: 7 | Acting: 3 | Score: 6 | Visuals: 8 Overall: "