The Hunted (2003)
1h 34m | PG-13
In the wilderness of British Columbia, two hunters are tracked and viciously murdered by Aaron Hallam. A former Special Operations instructor is approached and asked to apprehend Hallam—his former student—who has 'gone rogue' after suffering severe battle stress from his time in Kosovo.
Director: William Friedkin
Studio: Alphaville Films
Genre: Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
Video: 720p
Cast
Tommy Lee Jones
as L.T. Bonham
Benicio del Toro
as Aaron Hallam
Connie Nielsen
as Abby Durrell
Leslie Stefanson
as Irene Kravitz
John Finn
as Ted Chenoweth
Mark Pellegrino
as Dale Hewitt
Reviews
Decent enough thriller with some violent fight scenes, especially at the end, between Tommy Lee Jones and Benicio Del Toro. Really basic plot (barely one if I'm being honest) but still entertained, partially because it was filmed in my native state of Oregon.
This reminded me of "The Fugitive" but without any real sense of jeopardy. Tommy Lee Jones ("L.T. Bonham) is a retired expert in tracking and survival who is drafted in to help the FBI (who never appear to have the internal resources to carry out any sort of meaningful investigation by themselves!) catch up with a serial killer - one of his former pupils, no less. It's all been seen many times before, though Benicia de Toro as his antagonist does inject something desperate and evil into his role as "Aaron Hallam". It has plenty of pace and there is certainly a tension between the two stars as it starts to get a bit fuzzy as to who is the hunter an who is the hunted! Enjoyable enough, with quite an action-packed, intense ending, but nothing too original here.