The Hunted (2003)

	Directed by: William Friedkin	COUNTRY USA GENRE Action/Thriller NORWEGIAN TITLE The Hunted RUNNING TIME 94 minutes
	Produced by: Ricardo Mestres James Jack
	Written by: David Griffiths Peter Griffiths Art Monterastelli

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
L.T. Bonham	Tommy Lee Jones	½
Sergeant First Class Aaron Hallam	Benicio del Toro	½
FBI Special Agent Abby Durrell	Connie Nielsen	½
Irene Kravitz	Leslie Stefanson	-

Review

This William Friedkin vehicle is a fairly run-of-the-mill thriller with such a prosaic look that its $55 million budget seems astounding – a reminder of how Hollywood has changed over the past few decades. Benicio del Toro plays a crazed, war-fatigued SOF veteran who roams the woods killing people (Rambo, anyone?), while Tommy Lee Jones is the former combat instructor turned wildlife preservationist who trained him – and now is tasked with tracking him down. The classic cat-and-mouse game that ensues may engage you to watch with half an eye, but outside the physical thrills it's so forgettable that you probably won't take much notice. Del Toro's antagonist is an utterly unremarkable creation, whereas the always watchable Jones does a little more with his part.