Rent Hunter Killer (2018)
3.3 of 5 from 634 ratings
1h 57min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- Deep under the Arctic Ocean, American submarine Captain Joe Glass (Gerard Butler) is on the hunt for a U.S. sub in distress, when he discovers a secret Russian coup is in the offing, threatening to dismantle the world order. With crew and country on the line, Captain Glass must now assemble an elite group of Navy SEAL's to rescue the kidnapped Russian president and sneak through enemy waters to stop WWIII.
- Actors:
- Gerard Butler, Ethan Baird, Jacob Scipio, Dempsey Bovell, Corey Johnson, Adam James, Common, Henry Goodman, Colin Stinton, Gary Oldman, Carter MacIntyre, Shane Taylor, Kola Bokinni, Mikey Collins, Will Attenborough, Kieron Bimpson, David Gyasi, Michael Jibson, Christopher Goh, Brian Kinney
- Directors:
- Donovan Marsh
- Producers:
- Gerard Butler, Mark Gill, Toby Jaffe, Neal H. Moritz, Matthew O'Toole, Alan Siegel, John Thompson, Tucker Tooley, Les Weldon
- Writers:
- Arne Schmidt, Jamie Moss, George Wallace, Don Keith
- Studio:
- Lionsgate Films
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- 2019, CinemaParadiso.co.uk Through Time, History of US Presidents in Cinema: Part 2, A Brief History of Film...
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 25/02/2019
- Run Time:
- 121 minutes
- Languages:
- English Audio Description, English Dolby Atmos, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing, Spanish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.39:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio Commentary with Director Donovan Marsh
- Surface Tension: Declassifying 'Hunter Killer'
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 25/02/2019
- Run Time:
- 121 minutes
- Languages:
- English Audio Description, English Dolby Atmos, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing, Spanish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.39:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio Commentary with Director Donovan Marsh
- Surface Tension: Declassifying 'Hunter Killer'
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Reviews (9) of Hunter Killer
Great enjoyable film - Hunter Killer review by AW
One of the best and entertaining action films in many years. Brilliant acting by all the cast, a good story line and well produced and directed. This is a film I would willingly watch again. Noticeable that it has received better reviews by audiences and the public compared with so called film critics! Yes, there is a fair amount of cgi in the film but most of this is done far better and more professionally than the usual Hollywood offerings.
Very impressive and enjoyable.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Action in all directions. - Hunter Killer review by PB
Hunter Killer provides a multi layered action film that delivers from start to finish.
There is a submarine layer, a spec ops layer and a geo political layer.
It is exciting, suspenseful, has great action, impressive and believable CGI and no unnecessary sub plots.
If you want a pacy, action movie that is visually impressive and well acted and directed, try Hunter Killer, I don't think you will be disappointed, I loved it.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Impressive, taught, frightening - Hunter Killer review by AB
I really liked this film - OK it is in the same vein as Hunt For Red October as a submarine-based film but in this film (as in others) you realise the pressures of command that these submarine captains are under - not through leadership of men but the power that they hold in the capability of starting a conflict that will have no winners, and they are asked to play politics as well, dealing with people who drive a desk all day and call it pressure. Submarines are not as un-manoeuvrable as some will have you believe, just slow and steady when required and where everyone has to think in more than 2 dimensions. My one major gripe about the film was the unbelievably simplified scenario that the SEAL team just walked into a Russian naval base. I would recommend this film
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Critic review
Hunter Killer review by Mark McPherson - Cinema Paradiso
Gerard Butler can be a suitable action actor for the right project. Throw him into a film with lots of battles, gunfire, and explosions and he’ll bring out that inner beast. But for the submarine action picture Hunter Killer, it seems like some ordered a vanilla Butler. No emotional responses, no gritting of his teeth, and no harsh shouting. This isn’t even a brooding Butler that holds a quiet dignity. Here he stands in a role that requires him to be calm and stoic with hardly a trace of emotion.
I can’t blame Butler though. Hunter Killer is a film that does so little for intrigue in its lukewarm attempt to replicate the tunnel-vision appeal of a Tom Clancy novel. He plays Captain Joe Glass, a man called in to help solve a tough political situation of Americans and Russians on the brink of starting a war with a missing submarine. Glass is just the man for the job considering his stick-to-the-script methods as opposed to feuding arguments between Rear Admiral John Fisk (Common) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles Donnegan (Gary Oldman) on how to proceed. Oldman thankfully brings some heated words to an otherwise dreary military drama, having the honor of declaring that those in charge have not only started a war but lost it as well.
It’s sad, really, that Butler never gets to break out into a similar bit of hysterics, perhaps out of fears of him replicating his more familiar persona from the likes of 300 or Olympus Has Fallen. But why would you do that? The Hunt for the Red October, an obvious inspiration, was more notable because of the compelling performances and the tense atmosphere. And since this type of story is never given all that much glamour past the basic-level blockbuster theatrics of an underwhelming epic score, shaky camera work, and coordinated dialogue, the actors really have to carry the picture. To be fair, Butler does have a certain leadership quality but it’s vastly understated here. Again, why? What is the point in trying to stage a submarine drama with such slow and snoozing dignity when there have been dozens of these types of pictures prior with little new?
This is a workhorse picture where trying to judge its appeal is like trying to judge the entertainment value of a pen. It performs more or less the way it was designed. It stages some submarine action with is serviceable surface. There’s political intrigue that does at the very least keep the plot moving at a progressive pace. There are some gunfights for an extraction, staged with little hints of great stunt work and grit. But aside from some solid special effects and camera work, there’s little else to be invested in.
Hunter Killer did have a theatrical debut but it’s yet another vanilla entry in the military action genre that will soon be wedged between other generic titles that will soon be forgotten. I’ll admit there is a competency to this type of film that does put the effort in the production to stage a believable tale of politics, submarines, soldiers, and combat. But like a fine-looking car without any gas, it does little more than look pretty as it chugs along on fumes for energy.