“Fight back or die’
Hunt Club is a 2022 American action thriller about male hunters who lure women to their island with the chance to win $100K in a hunt…
Directed by Elizabeth Blake-Thomas (Karma’s a Bitch; Caralique; Sounds of Silence) from a screenplay co-written by David Lipper and John Saunders. Produced by Robert A. Daly Jr, Mark L. Lester, David Lipper, Keli Price, Kipp Tribble and Kenny Yates. Executive produced by Kimberly Hines.
The Latigo Films-Titan Global Entertainment co-production stars Mena Suvari, Casper Van Dien, Maya Stojan, Will Peltz, Mickey Rourke, Jessica Belkin, Jason London, Jeremy London, David Lipper and Kipp Tribble (ReBroken).
Plot synopsis:
Cassandra (Mena Suvari) just lost her girlfriend and daughter and is desperate to find help. In walks Carter (Casper Van Dien) offering her the chance to win $100,000 if she participates in the hunt on his island.
Unfortunately, she soon finds other women who are there for the cash have been tied up, only to be released as the hunted. With the help of Tessa (Maya Stojan) and Lexi (Jessica Belkin), Cassandra turns the tables on the men showing that women can be better hunters…
Reviews:
“The whole thing is delivered with just the right measure of sly self-awareness. It’s very funny in places, but there’s little effort required to accept that the characters believe in what they say. Director Elizabeth Blake-Thomas understands the subgenre well and paces her work beautifully, so that even though the action is a bit hit and miss (ahem), the film never flags.” 3 out of 5 stars, Eye for Film
“Despite the message being strong, most of the movie goes down the same direction we have seen before. The performances from Mena Suvari and Casper Van Dien are the highlights of the movie on the performance side of things too […] Hunt Club is a by-the-book action movie with a nice revenge message.” Movie Reviews 101
“Hunt Club is not a bad film. It has a good message, an old school drive-In revenge movie aura, and is never boring. While I cannot fully recommend it, I find it tough to denounce it. Proceed with caution.” Screen Comment
“Hunt Club should have been an effectively nasty film. But the filmmakers spend way too much time letting the villains spout off with speeches that sound like they were stolen from an incel troll bot on Twitter. A few words here and there to make their beliefs clear would have been more effective, making them seem dangerous rather than cartoonish. But as it stands that, plus a lack of action, suspense or logic makes this one club you don’t want to join.” 1 out of 5, Voices from the Balcony
Release:
In the US, Uncork’d Entertainment released Hunt Club on Digital, On-Demand (VOD) and on DVD on April 4, 2023. Rent or buy via Amazon Prime
Choice dialogue:
Carter [Casper Van Dien]: “We’re gentlemen, not animals.”
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Cast and characters:
Mena Suvari … Cassandra
Casper Van Dien … Carter
Maya Stojan … Tessa
Will Peltz … Jackson
Mickey Rourke … Virgil
Jessica Belkin … Lexi
Jason London … Teddy
Jeremy London … Preston
David Lipper … Conrad
Kipp Tribble … Williams
Kenny Yates … Bob
Geoff Samuels … James
Emily Labowe … Maggie
Abrielle Stedman … Yvette
Sumayyah Ameerah … Lacey
Paige Stark … Lara
Abbie Georganna … Johanna
Jessica Harthcock … Captive Woman
Sherri Eakin … Waitress
Richard Gabai … Malcolm
Kevin Keeling … Steve
Michael ‘Pugita’ Kobayashi … Guard
Mark Kubr … Guard
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