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Release Date : January 26, 2023

123telugu.com Rating : 2.75/5

Starring: Sudheer Babu, Srikanth Meka, Bharath Niwas

Director: Mahesh Surapaneni

Producer: V Ananda Prasad

Music Director: Ghibran

Cinematography: Arul Vincent

Editor: Prawin Pudi

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Tollywood talented young actor Sudheer Babu has now come up with an action thriller Hunt. Directed by Mahesh, the movie has Srikanth Meka and Bharath Niwas in other crucial roles. The film has hit the screens today, and let’s see how it is.

Assistant Commissioner Of Police Arjun Prasad (Sudheer Babu) meets with a brutal accident due to which he loses his memory. Before the accident, he will be investigating his friend and ACP Aryan Dev’s (Bharat Niwas) murder case. After the accident, another friend of Arjun Prasad, and Commissioner of Police Mohan Bhargav (Srikanth) asks Arjun to work on the case without revealing his memory loss to anyone in the department. Who killed Aryan Dev? Did Arjun solve the case? Did Arjun regain his memory? Watch the film to know the answers.

Plus Points:

Sudheer Babu is a brilliant performer and the young actor scores high with his impeccable performance in the movie. Be it the intense action sequences or emotional scenes, Sudheer has given a superior performance. With Hunt, Sudheer has inched a step further in his career. Sudheer Babu’s potential as an actor is tapped completely by the film’s director.

Bharath and Sreekanth are perfectly cast for Aryan Dev and Mohan Bhargav’s roles. Their characters travel along with the story and it is good to see two seasoned artists get good performance-oriented roles. Their scenes with Sudheer Babu worked quite well.

The film’s first half is quite interesting and there are a good amount of engaging scenes here. The way action is linked to the story is impressive. Filmmakers of late have been including songs even if they were not needed and thankfully Hunt doesn’t make this mistake.

Mounika Reddy was seen throughout the film and she did a brilliant job as the Police officer. There is a very meaningful scene of her with Sudheer Babu which was clap-worthy. Actress Chitra Shukla was good in her given role.

Minus Points:

After a fine first half, the tempo loses the grip completely in the second half. The momentum didn’t carry here and the proceedings become boring and uninteresting after a point in time. The result could have been great had the second half been designed in a captivating and engrossing manner.

The climax twist is shocking and is surely a brave attempt in mainstream Telugu cinema. This particular aspect might be likable only by a few and it might not go well with all sections of the audience.

The editing needed some betterment as a few sequences seem stretched. Due to the slowness in a few portions, the overall impact got hampered to an extent.

Technical Aspects:

The tense music by Ghibran was according to the film’s mood and it elevated a few scenes. Arun Vincent’s cinematography is fine and so are the production values. As stated above, the editing could have been still better.

Coming to the director, Mahesh Surapaneni, he did an okay job with the film. While the first half is filled with interesting elements, the second hour isn’t that engaging as the first part. However, he extracted solid performances from the three actors.

On the whole, Hunt manages to engage in parts. Sudheer Babu’s fantastic act is ably supported by Srikanth and Bharath. The investigation angle is partly absorbing. The film’s fate depends on how the audience receives the crucial twist. Overall the film ends up as a passable watch this weekend.

123telugu.com Rating: 2.75/5

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‘Hunt’ movie review: Sudheer Babu, Srikanth hold together this partially interesting psychological thriller

Sudheer babu ventures into a territory not many leading men of telugu cinema would, and is impressive. but the film needed more bite.

January 26, 2023 03:51 pm | Updated 04:02 pm IST

Sudheer Babu in the Telugu film ‘Hunt’

There is a reveal towards the final portions of the Telugu movie Hunt , following which the camera dwells on the lead actor, Sudheer Babu, as he gives in to rage, denial and an acceptance of who he is. All that machismo he displays until that point, baring his rippling muscles and pulling off slick action sequences, is only one part of the character’s persona. It is perhaps this segment that made the team adapt the 2013 Malayalam psychological cop drama thriller Mumbai Police in Telugu.

At the heart of Hunt is the bromance between three cops nicknamed the Mumbai trio. Arjun Prasad (Sudheer Babu), Aryan Dev (Bharath) and the commissioner of police Mohan Bhargav (Srikanth) are thick as thieves until a murder does them apart. For those who haven’t seen the Malayalam original, there is quite a bit to chew on.

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Cast: sudheer babu, srikanth, bharath, direction: mahesh, music: ghibran.

The film opens with Arjun meeting with an accident and suffering partial memory loss. However, Mohan tasks him with the responsibility of solving a murder case, confident that he will be able to crack it. Arjun being a loner makes it a tad easier for the script to leave out the family angle and solely look at him as a cop.

Plenty of questions arise as Arjun negotiates his way through a new chapter of his life, unaware of his environment and what has transpired before. The film brings in his treating doctor (Manjula Ghattamaneni in a cameo) to ascertain what Arjun is capable of.

Much of the story revolves around the three male cops but a few female characters, in their limited presence, push the plot forward. Mounika Reddy as an investigating cop in Arjun’s team is impressive as a steadfast, level-headed cop who does not hesitate to tell Arjun when he goes wrong.

A few pointers in the narrative indicate that Arjun has shades of grey, prone to inflicting violence on suspects, and not thinking twice before behaving untowardly with a woman. Crime investigation and Arjun’s re-discovery of his life are punctuated with action sequences in which he gets to show his agility as well as his toned physique. The plot uses this display of machismo cleverly to bring out another facet of his character much later.

The source material for Hunt is interesting. But the film does not capitalise on this to deliver an absorbing thriller drama. The crime and investigation needed to be sharper and the relationships between the different characters also do not have the intended emotional heft. Srikanth is measured and restrained as the officer and friend who stands by Arjun. Hunt belongs to Sudheer who needs to be commended for taking up a role that most mainstream heroes would consider risky.

Had the narrative been more engaging, Hunt would have been worthwhile.

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Hunt Review: Fine Point But Mishandled

Movie: Hunt Rating: 2/5 Banner: Bhavya Creations Cast: Sudheer Babu, Bharath Niwas, Srikanth, Chitra Shukla, Mounika Reddy, Goparaju Ramana and others Music: Ghibran Cinematography: Arul Vincent Editing: Prawin Pudi Producer: V Ananda Prasad Directed by: Mahesh Release Date: Jan 26, 2023

Sudheer Babu has claimed that the action choreography in “Hunt” will stun the audiences. He also said that he made a daring step with this film. 

Let’s find out its merits and demerits.

Story: Police officer Aryan Dev (Bharat), a friend and colleague of ACP Arjun Prasad's (Sudheer Babu), is murdered after being shot at while accepting a gallantry award.

While on the phone with his boss Mohan (Srikanth), Arjun Prasad reveals that he has identified the murderer; however, in the very next moment, he is involved in an accident and suffers from selective memory loss.

Arjun Prasad makes a full recovery, but it takes a long time for his memory to return. Even so, his superior Mohan is determined to re-attach the case and identify Aryan Dev's killer.

How successful will Arjun Prasad be in tracking down the murderer a second time?

Artistes’ Performances: Sudheer Babu has previously played police officers, but this one is very different. The twist in his character is the difference, which is a big risk for any actor to take. He accepted the challenge and played the role in his own unique way.

In this film, he does not have a female partner.

Bharat convincingly plays Sudheer Babu's friend. He's a good fit for the part. Srikanth as police chief is fine.

Technical Excellence: The film's technical and production values are satisfactory. While the cinematography is adequate, the background music is ok. The film has only one song, a forgettable item number. Dialogues are neat.

Highlights: Plot Point Sudheer Babu Climax

Drawback: First Half Screenplay Dragging Narration

Analysis "Hunt," starring Sudheer Babu, is a story of a police investigation into a murder, based on the Malayalam film "Mumbai Police." The killer's identity is concealed until the very end, which may come as a surprise to viewers who are not familiar with the original source material.

The film presents itself as a standard investigative thriller, but its climax focuses on a character who denies the existence of his true nature. Nonlinear storytelling and frequent flashbacks help keep viewers guessing about the killer's identity. However, as the story progresses, shocking revelations emerge, and the plot centers around this twist.

Director Mahesh made some changes to the original Malayalam script, and the beginning of the film is engaging. However, the middle portion of the film appears to deviate from the main plot and includes unnecessary elements.

While it is commendable that Sudheer Babu is willing to take on new roles, the audience's reaction may be mixed. The plot twist could have been presented in a more convincing manner. 

Overall, "Hunt" is a thriller with a unique premise and an unexpected twist, but it falls short of expectations and a more compelling narrative would have made a difference.

Bottom line: Target Missed

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‘Hunt’ Review: Trust No One in This Unpredictable Korean Spy-vs.-Spy Game

Onetime Korean heartthrob and 'Squid Game' star Lee Jung-jae shores up his newfound genre status by helming this over-the-top conspiracy thriller.

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Audiences needn’t know much about South Korean history to appreciate what follows, other than to trust that the country’s power shifts tend to be shocking and soap-operatic when they come, which helps to justify the confusing snare of double- and triple-crosses ahead. Things start conventionally enough, as a group of highly trained operatives make a first attempt at the Korean president’s life during a visit to Washington, D.C., but by the end, they have escalated to such a degree that pretty much anyone is capable of anything.

Like Korea’s answer to playbook-be-damned “24” hero Jack Bauer, these two top spies use torture, murder and more as tools of the trade. Early on, a North Korean asylum seeker warns that there’s a mole in the KCIA, code name “Donglim,” leading each agent to suspect the other. Whoever he is, this traitor’s presence puts key operations in serious jeopardy: A dozen agents are executed in a deadly ambush, while plans to extract the defector backfire spectacularly, resulting in a visceral car chase/shootout.

The cat-and-mouse dynamics of “Hunt” aren’t nearly as satisfying as its action set-pieces, which Lee and his team pull off with considerable skill. The action is slick and immediate without feeling overly stylized. Eschewing slo-mo and show-offy choreography in favor of more immersive eyewitness blocking, Lee channels American maestro Michael Mann, resulting in gun battles where tough guys stride into danger without so much as flinching while high-caliber bullets slam through steel around them.

Of the two agents, Lee is the more likable, giving off classic Jimmy Stewart vibes (from any of the Hitchcock films in which he plays the falsely accused fall guy) as Kim starts to question whether he could be the mole. The eventual reveal of Donglim’s identity isn’t nearly as straightforward as anyone might have expected, though saying more might spoil the surprise of a finale that spins everyone’s motives so far around, even the American agent (Derek Chouinard) keeping tabs from the sidelines has been implicated in the madness. The last few scenes are so ludicrous as to be laughable, but that doesn’t sabotage the fun, allowing Lee to entertain, even as “Hunt” cynically makes its case that in Korea, there can be no such thing as a peaceful revolution, nor a clean transfer of power.

Reviewed at CAA, Los Angeles, May 10, 2022. In Cannes Film Festival (Midnight Screenings). Running time: 131 MIN.

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Hunt Movie : What's Behind

Sudheer Babu who failed to set the screens on fire in 2022 with the romantic entertainer Aa Ammayi Gurinchi Meeku Cheppali, changed track and is testing his luck with an action flick Hunt. The film directed by Mahesh Surapanani is releasing on 26 January 2023. The film's first look, teaser, and trailer got a good response. The film is the official remake of the 2013 Malayalam film Mumbai Police starring Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead role under the direction of Rosshan Andrrews. Hunt OTT rights are yet to be bagged and streaming will be announced in the coming days. Let us see what Sudheer Babu offered with HUNT to movie lovers.

Hunt Movie : Story Review

Hunt's story is a psychological action thriller and is all about an ACP who solves a murder case despite suffering memory loss due to an accident during the investigation.  ACP Arjun Prasad ( Sudheer Babu) takes over the investigation of the assassination of Assistant Commissioner Aryan Dev ( Bharat) when he was receiving the President's Medal. But a fatal accident results in Arjun Prasad suffering memory loss. The connection between Arjun Prasad (Sudheer Babu), Commissioner of Police Mohan Bhargav (Srikanth), his subordinate Shakti (Mounika Reddy, Aryan's girlfriend Nivetha (Chitra Shukla), Colonel Vikram Singh (Kabir Duhan Singh) and auto-driver turned sharp shooter (Mime Gopi), Where this leads to, who is behind the murder of the police officer and whether anyone behind Arjun Prasad's accident, and whether he is able to solve the case is the plot of Hunt.

Hunt Movie : Artists Review

Sudheer Babu tried his best in the role of the cop. However, the characterization is passive and weak and he did not get any opportunity to showcase his heroism. That's the reason, he or the director must have forcibly included silly army and police fights or the terrorist angle showing Kashmir. The scenes involving the Kashmir episode looked childish to the core and looked like Sudheer Babu playing a video game with the dreaded terrorists. Sudheer Babu must have got excited with the gay angle in the film but that itself puts off all his fans and movie lovers.

Sudheer Babu should concentrate on his dialogue delivery and improving his emotions rather than trying to flaunt his six-pack abs even for the silliest reason though the scene and the situation do not demand. Sudheer Babu in this film is just ok and day by day his judgment skills are deteriorating. Had his judgment been fine, he wouldn't have signed the project in the first place.

Srikanth is ok in his role as a commissioner. He showed good emotions. Bharath performed his role well but his looks are not that appealing and the character did not give him any scope to show his talent. Mime Gopi and Kabir Duhan Singh played their roles accordingly. Chitra Shukla and Monika Reddy did not get any chance to show their talent. Others performed according to their roles.

Hunt Movie : Technicians Review

Hunt's story selected by Mahesh Surapaneni on debut happened to be the remake of the Malayalam film Mumbai Police which was released in 2013. The original starred Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead. There is no surprise element in the story and the narration starts in a normal manner with ACP suffering memory loss due to an accident and then trying to resolve the case he already solved before he met with the accident. Only in the final stages, the twist is revealed.

Though the decision to reveal the twist in the pre-climax is appreciable, the narration till then turned out to be bland. There is nothing in the story as it has a small point and as the story progress, narration deviates from one to another and in between repetitive scenes creep in, in the form of pub and bar scenes and drinking and party scenes which are unnecessary. Mahesh Surapanenni seems to have been passing time till the climax to reveal the twist.

In the process, the screenplay looked silly and it looks confusing when the ACP is seen investigating the scenes after suffering the accident. The to-and-fro narration, makes people wonder how did Sudheer Babu recover so quickly, only to realize that that was the flashback scene. The scenes in the run-up to the climax looked silly, ordinary, and amateurish. The fight between police and army personnel in fact looked like belittling the army. Instead, all those who were shown as army people looked like roadside thugs. Mahesh Surapaneni's direction did not inspire any confidence. On top of it, he failed to get the optimum out of his cast and crew.

Ghibran's music did not impress. None of the songs are appealing. His background music failed to elevate the scenes. Seems Ghibran did not work on the project with a full heart. He just passed through the motions and the output looked below average. Even a serial's score would have been better than the BGM for this project.

Dialogues are ok but not impactful. Arul Vincent's cinematography is just average. The scenes looked just ordinary. Pravin Pudi's editing is ok. He did not leave any lags. Production values of Bhavya Creations are not up to the standards.

Hunt Movie : Advantages

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Hunt Movie : Disadvantages

• Story,Screenplay, Direction
• Cinematography
• No Emotions

Hunt Movie : Rating Analysis

Altogether, HUNT starring Sudheer Babu and directed by Mahesh Surapaneni turned out to be a mediocre product. This makes movie lovers wonder how Sudheer Babu who is impressed in films like Prema Katha Chitram and Sammohanam, is selecting such ridiculous and pathetic stories. Sudheer Babu said that Hunt is his tribute to his father-in-law Super Star Krishna. He said no one tried such a role in Tollywood. That is true because no one would have ever thought of starring in such a terrible project. Right from the start to finish, Hunt is a horrible project with its story, screenplay, and direction. Considering all these points, Cinejosh goes with a 1 rating for Hunt .

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Hunt review, Cannes: "Robust, relentless mayhem from the star of Squid Game"

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A propulsively enthralling espionage thriller that’s only wanting a more coherent narrative.

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Having Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae as both its director and leading man ensures Hunt will be seen far beyond its native South Korea following the midnight premiere it received at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. And it deserves to be too, this explosively entertaining combo of Heat, Infernal Affairs and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy unfolding with a confidence and brio that belies the fact that it’s only his debut feature.

Set in South Korea in the early 1980s, the film takes place against a backdrop of long-standing tensions with communist North Korea and internal strife prompted by the martial law imposed by the country’s unpopular government. Into this mix are thrown Park Pyong-ho (Lee) and Kim Jung-do (Jung Woo-sung), high-ranking agents from competing divisions of the South’s security services who each have their own reasons for hunting down the mole who has been leaking information to the North.

For Park, it’s connected to a double-cross in the past that left him with another man’s daughter (Go Youn-jung) to protect and mentor. In Kim’s case, it has links to a soldierly atrocity he was forced to participate in, one that has left him with few qualms when it comes to using torture to interrogate suspects.

There’s quite a lot of torture in Hunt in truth, with punishments extending from routine thumpings and lethal electrocutions to a form of human spit-roast. Sensitive souls might want to look elsewhere, then, though if you made it through Squid Game’s sadisms this shouldn’t pose too many problems.

Lee sets his stall out early with a bullet-strewn attempt on the president’s life that feels like all of In The Line Of Fire in the space of five minutes. And the slam-bang action continues with a manic firefight on the streets of Seoul, a raid on a launderette that takes everyone to the cleaners and a climactic set-piece in Thailand that truly puts the bang in Bangkok.

There’s a story too of course, but it’s quite a convoluted one so full of reversals, betrayals and the complexities of ’80s geopolitics you may have trouble keeping track. There are times, in fact, it has the feel of one of those old Spy vs Spy comic strips from Mad magazine, not least in the scene where Park and Kim’s mutual antipathy instigates a punch-up that sends them tumbling to the bottom of multiple flights of stairs.

At two hours and change Hunt definitely outstays its welcome, while it’s disappointing Lee has room for only two notable female characters. If you are up for some robust, relentless, blood-splattered mayhem, though, it’s well worth hunting down when it makes its way into cinemas.

Hunt does not currently have a UK release date. Stick with Total Film for all the latest coverage from Cannes 2022 – check out our review of George Miller's Three Thousand Years Of Longing , through that link.

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Hunt Movie Review: హంట్ మూవీ రివ్యూ - సుధీర్‌బాబు రీమేక్ సినిమా ఎలా ఉందంటే

Hunt Movie Review: సుధీర్‌బాబు, శ్రీకాంత్‌, ప్రేమిస్తే భ‌ర‌త్ ప్ర‌ధాన పాత్ర‌ల్లో న‌టించిన హంట్ సినిమా రిప‌బ్లిక్ డే సంద‌ర్భంగా గురువారం (నేడు) థియేట‌ర్ల‌లో రిలీజైంది. క్రైమ్ థ్రిల్ల‌ర్‌గా రూపొందిన ఈ సినిమాతో మ‌హేష్ ద‌ర్శ‌కుడిగా ప‌రిచ‌య‌మ‌య్యాడు.

Hunt Movie Review: టాలీవుడ్‌లో క‌థ‌, పాత్ర‌ల ప‌రంగా న‌వ్య‌త‌కు ఎక్కువ‌గా ప్రాధాన్య‌మిస్తుంటారు యంగ్ హీరో సుధీర్‌బాబు(Sudheer Babu). అత‌డు హీరోగా న‌టించిన తాజా చిత్రం హంట్‌. రిప‌బ్లిక్ డే సంద‌ర్భంగా గురువారం ఈ సినిమా ప్రేక్ష‌కుల ముందుకొచ్చింది. హంట్ సినిమాలో శ్రీకాంత్‌(Srikanth), ప్రేమిస్తే భ‌ర‌త్ (Bharath) కీల‌క పాత్ర‌లు పోషించారు. మ‌హేష్ ద‌ర్శ‌క‌త్వం వ‌హించారు. క్రైమ్ ఇన్విస్టిగేటివ్ థ్రిల్ల‌ర్‌గా రూపొందిన ఈ సినిమా ఎలా ఉందంటే..

Hunt Movie Story -గ‌తాన్ని మ‌ర్చిపోయిన పోలీస్ క‌థ‌...

ఐపీఎస్ ఆఫీస‌ర్ ఆర్య‌న్ (భ‌ర‌త్‌) హ‌త్య‌కు గుర‌వుతాడు. అత‌డిని హ‌త్య చేసింది ఎవ‌రో క‌నిపెడ‌తాడు అసిస్టెంట్ పోలీస్ క‌మీష‌న‌ర్ అర్జున్ ( సుధీర్‌బాబు). ఆ వివ‌రాల్ని క‌మీష‌న‌ర్ మోహ‌న్ భార్గ‌వ్ కు (శ్రీకాంత్‌)చెబుతున్న స‌మ‌యంలోనే అత‌డికి యాక్సిడెంట్ అవుతుంది.

ఆ ప్ర‌మాదంలో అర్జున్ గ‌తాన్ని మ‌ర్చిపోతాడు. అర్జున్ తెలివితేట‌ల‌పై ఉన్న న‌మ్మ‌కంతో అత‌డికే ఆర్య‌న్ మ‌ర్డ‌ర్ కేసును అప్ప‌గిస్తాడు మోహ‌న్ భార్గ‌వ్‌. గ‌తాన్ని మ‌ర్చిపోయిన అర్జున్ ఆ మ‌ర్డ‌ర్ కేసు మిస్ట‌రీని ఎలా సాల్వ్ చేశాడు? అర్య‌న్‌ను చంపింది ఎవ‌రు? అర్జున్‌కు, ఆర్య‌న్‌కు మ‌ధ్య ఎలాంటి అనుబంధం ఉంది? అన్న‌దే హంట్‌ సినిమా క‌థ‌.

డిఫ‌రెంట్ స్క్రీన్‌ప్లే...

గ‌తాన్ని మ‌ర్చిపోయిన ఓ పోలీస్ ఆఫీస‌ర్ క‌థ ఇది. దాదాపు తాను సాల్వ్ చేసిన ఓ కేసును గ‌తాన్ని మ‌ర్చిపోవ‌డం వ‌లన తిరిగి ఫ‌స్ట్ నుంచి ఎలా టేకాఫ్ చేశాడ‌నే పాయింట్‌తో ఇన్వెస్టిగేష‌న్ థ్రిల్ల‌ర్‌గా ద‌ర్శ‌కుడు మ‌హేష్ ఈ సినిమాను తెర‌కెక్కించారు.

సింపుల్ పాయింట్‌ను డిఫ‌రెంట్ స్క్రీన్‌ప్లేతో థ్రిల్లింగ్‌గా స్క్రీన్‌పై ప్ర‌జెంట్ చేసే ప్ర‌య‌త్నం చేశారు డైరెక్ట‌ర్‌. సినిమా మొత్తం అర్జున్ ప్ర‌జెంట్‌, ఫ్లాష్‌బ్యాక్ ఎపిసోడ్స్‌తో సాగుతుంది. ఇన్వెస్టిగేష‌న్ అంశాలు బాగున్నా వాటిలో వేగం పెరిగితే బాగుండేది. యాక్ష‌న్ సీక్వెన్స్ సినిమాకు (Hunt Movie Review)హైలైట్‌గా నిలిచాయి.

క్లైమాక్స్ బలం…

క్లైమాక్స్ ట్విస్ట్ ఈ సినిమాకు బలం. ఆ ఒక్క ట్విస్ట్‌ను న‌మ్ముకుంటూ దాని చుట్టూ హంట్ క‌థ‌ను అల్లుకున్నాడు డైరెక్ట‌ర్‌. టాలీవుడ్ సిల్వ‌ర్ స్క్రీన్‌పై ఇప్ప‌టివ‌ర‌కు రాని కొత్త పాయింట్ అది. ఆ పాయింట్‌తో తెలుగు ప్రేక్ష‌కులు ఏ మేర‌కు క‌నెక్ట్ అవుతార‌న్న‌దానిపైనే హంట్‌(Hunt Movie Review) విజ‌యావ‌కాశాలు ఆధార‌ప‌డ్డాయి.

ఆ ట్విస్ట్ రివీల్ అయ్యే విధానాన్నిఆద్యంతం ఉత్కంఠ‌గా న‌డిపించ‌డంలో ద‌ర్శ‌కుడు పూర్తి స్థాయిలో స‌క్సెస్ కాలేక‌పోయాడు.మలయాళ సినిమా ముంబై పోలీస్‌కు రీమేక్‌గా హంట్ సినిమాను తెరకెక్కించారు. ఒరిజినల్ వెర్షన్‌తో పోలిస్తే చాలానే మార్పులు చేశారు.

సుధీర్‌బాబు క్యారెక్ట‌ర్ ప్ల‌స్‌...

పాత్ర‌ల ప‌రంగా వైవిధ్య‌త‌కు ప్రాధాన్య‌మిచ్చే సుధీర్ బాబు మ‌రోసారి కొత్త‌ద‌నాన్ని న‌మ్మి ఈ సినిమా చేశారు. ఇలాంటి రోల్ చేయాలంటే కాస్తంతా ధైర్యం కావాల్సిందే. పోలీస్ ఆఫీస‌ర్ రోల్‌కు అత‌డి లుక్‌, ఫిజిక్ చ‌క్క‌గా కుదిరాయి. పోలీస్ క‌మీష‌న‌ర్‌గా శ్రీకాంత్ న‌ట‌న బాగుంది. మ‌రో ఇంపార్టెంట్ రోల్‌లో ప్రేమిస్తే భ‌ర‌త్ క‌నిపించాడు. ఈ ముగ్గురి చుట్టే క‌థ ఎక్కువ‌గా న‌డుస్తుంది.

Hunt Movie Review -కొత్త‌ద‌నం కోరుకునేవారిని...

క్రైమ్ ఇన్విస్టిగేటివ్ థ్రిల్ల‌ర్స్‌లో కొత్త కోణాన్ని ట‌చ్ చేస్తూ రూపొందిన సినిమా ఇది. మలయాళ సినిమా ముంబై పోలీస్ ఆధారంగా హంట్ సినిమాను తెరకెక్కించారు. ఒరిజినల్ వెర్షన్ చూసిన వారికి ఈ సినిమా పెద్ద‌గా న‌చ్చ‌క‌పోవ‌చ్చు.

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Hunt review: Lee Jung-jae plays another deadly game

The squid game star makes his film directing debut with a tantalizing, '80s-set espionage thriller for netflix.

Lee Jung-jae follows up his Emmy-winning turn in Squid Game with the ambitious espionage thriller Hunt , a film set in South Korea during the height of the Cold War. Lee stars in, directs, co-writes, and co-produces this taut, extravagant, and technically proficient effort, which comes off more as an auspicious filmmaking debut than a vanity project, one that stacks up favorably with most American spy thrillers.

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Dangling the caveat of its fictional nature upfront, the film draws liberally from the political intrigue and instability of South Korea’s Fifth Republic under Chun Doo-hwan’s brutal military dictatorship. Though tensions persist between the two Koreas four decades later, the film’s 1980s universe is unrecognizable from the candy-colored land of K-pop today.

Before its title even emerges, Hunt thrusts viewers into an elaborate set piece complete with a messy shootout and an exploding grenade. Park Pyong-ho (Lee), chief of KCIA’s foreign unit, and Kim Jung-do (Jung Woo-sung, The Good, The Bad, The Weird ), chief of KCIA’s domestic unit, attempt to foil an assassination plot on the South Korean president during a U.S. visit. Merely two minutes in, Lee Jung-jae is already flexing by having cinematographer Lee Mo-gae line up an intricate shot of Chief Kim gradually falling out of focus as a revolving door in the background spins to reveal Chief Park standing behind, in focus. Right off the bat, the film aspires to a level of sophistication on par with Decision To Leave . Although it doesn’t fully live up to that comparison, it’s exciting to see a filmmaking novice stretch like this.

A spy is apparently among the ranks of the KCIA, leaking to North Korea the president’s international travel itineraries, plans to retrieve a defector and his family in Japan, and details of special ops. The two chiefs must investigate each other’s units to uncover the double agent. These inquiries are apparently routine, as Chief Park casually relays to Chief Kim’s wife over dinner, seemingly without an ounce of animosity, that he was tortured while questioned by her husband some years ago. But soon they’ll set about digging up dirt on one another, with each pinning the rival as the mole.

The film drops an abundance of clues that cast suspicion on both men. The premise seems derivative of doubling characters in classic Hong Kong action flicks— City On Fire , Hard Boiled , et al.—that have spawned copycats worldwide, such as Face/Off . Hunt specifically recalls Infernal Affairs and, to a much lesser extent, the 1999 South Korean film Shiri , which itself found inspiration in Hong Kong cinema.

Chief Park more closely resembles Lee’s pre-established screen persona in South Korea than Gi-hun from Squid Game , and it’s a bit surprising that the characterization of Chief Park allows little room for Lee to showcase his acting range. Most stars-turned-filmmakers have a reputation for being actors’ directors, but Lee is an exception. The film doesn’t boast any performance that’s particularly memorable, including his own and Jung’s. Heo Sung-tae, who plays the fearsome hoodlum Deok-su in Squid Game , also seems underutilized here.

The writing is where Lee’s inexperience shows. Though perhaps not readily noticeable to viewers leaning on subtitles, the screenplay by Lee and Jo Seung-hee is rather verbose. Agent Ju-kyung (Jeon Hye-jin) often walks alongside Chief Park to debrief him, in the process spelling everything out for the viewers. Espionage is inherently confusing, with myriad false identities and double-crosses. The urge to overexplain is understandable, but it’s not helpful in the midst of numerous flashbacks muddling the proceedings.

The most compelling sequence is actually without dialogue, showing a launderer transcribing Morse code stitched onto the cuffs of a dress shirt. Otherwise, production designer Park Il-hyun misses the opportunity to style an ’80s look beyond period markers like pagers and bulky cell phones.

Relentlessly grim, the movie does elicit very visceral reactions. Much like Squid Game , there are characters in Hunt we root for by default who don’t make it to the end. If Squid Game represents the ruthlessness of capitalism, Hunt reflects the human cost in the jostling for political power and dominance. Few characters are pure and not dabbling in some sinister plot, but who can blame them when the reigning regime was responsible for the Gwangju Massacre that claimed hundreds of lives? There have been several serious treatments of this tragic chapter in Korean history, so simple genre entertainment isn’t off limits. Some viewers will, unfortunately, be left with no context to recognize who or what is the real enemy.

'Hunt' movie review: A relentlessly paced, high-voltage thriller

When I heard Squid Game actor Lee Jung-jae was making his directorial debut, I was curious to see whether he would make a serious, emotionally overpowering drama or a thriller. Having seen what he has done in his maiden feature, Hunt, I can report that the answer is the latter. I must also say I was amazed because Hunt feels like the work of someone with enough directing experience under his belt.

Set in the 80s against the backdrop of the North Korea-South Korea tensions, Hunt is an espionage thriller loaded with many nail-biting scenarios, considering it revolves around the operations of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA—now known as the National Intelligence Service). Lee Jung-jae is Park Pyong-ho, the chief of the foreign unit of KCIA, and Jung Woo-sung is Kim Jung-do, head of the domestic one.

There is no question of Jung-jae’s skills as a filmmaker as he sure knows how to hook us: a mere five minutes into the film, we get an assassination attempt followed immediately by a wild shootout. This prologue also gives us a sense of the underlying tension in the Park-Kim dynamic, which worsens as the film progresses, ultimately getting to a point where the two get into a high-intensity fistfight, the details of which fall under the spoilers section.

At least three fiery gun battles had me going, ‘Wow!’ Hunt is restless from the get-go. While not throwing its characters into gunfights and explosions, it pauses for office politics and spy games. But these are just short intervals —too brief that you yearn for some breathing space to ponder the complex behind-the-scene machinations before moving on to the following action setpiece.

However, it’s also admirable that these sequences bring forth new plot revelations instead of existing just for the sake of spectacle. It produces the cumulative effect of watching an offspring of The Departed and The Bourne Ultimatum. Or imagine the high moments of a Christopher Nolan thriller—say, the opera sequence of Tenet or the SWAT ambush in The Dark Knight— dialled up to a hundred, complete with a rousing background score.

But Hunt is also that film which, despite its placement against the backdrop of Korean and U.S political games, asks you to suspend your disbelief in multiple places. There are instances where I wondered why the agents of a powerful intelligence organisation didn’t take safety precautions before running into gunfire. Perhaps this was an intentional creative choice to increase the body count—and Hunt registers a large number in that department.

Moreover, as someone with only a rudimentary understanding of Korean history, I wondered whether the makers followed the details of actual events to a T or whether they had opted for some creative liberties. I believe the latter is the case. After all, this is a work of entertainment, and Hunt delivers that in spades.

With a film like this, occasional doubts are natural when the pacing is relentless—the screenplay hops furiously from one plot development to another. One also questions the inclusions of a few last-minute twists that, while succeeding at catching you off guard, seem like afterthoughts. But these are minor shortcomings in an otherwise well-made film, even if everything doesn’t always make sense.

With the number of characters and events populating the film, all complimented by hyperkinetic camera work, Hunt often feels like an epic war movie. We get gun battles that rival those in a Michael Mann film or any Johnnie To thriller in terms of the pure exhilaration they offer.

It also succeeds remarkably at creating the same sense of urgency we saw in the first three Jason Bourne films, particularly Ultimatum. I was surprised that the film managed introspective moments between the onslaught of all the chaos and mayhem.

It helps to have talented actors like Lee Jung-jae and Jung Woo-sung in the forefront because they sell their characters’ angst, confusion, and rage so well. Hunt is, for me, one of the best action thrillers of the year, warts and all.

Film: Hunt Director: Lee Jung-jae Cast: Lee Jung-jae, Jung Woo-sung, Jeon Hye-jin, Heo Sung-tae Streaming on: Amazon Prime Video Rating: 3.5/5

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Hunt Movie Review

Article by Nanda Gopal Published by GulteDesk --> Published on: 11:03 am, 26 January 2023

  |   Action   |   26-01-2023

Cast - Sudheer Babu, Bharath Niwas, Srikanth, Chitra Shukla, Mounika Reddy, others

Director - Mahesh

Producer - V Ananda Prasad

Banner - Bhavya Creations

Music - Ghibran

Sudheer Babu isn’t new to cop roles. He shined as a police officer in Nani and Indraganti’s V as well. But as ACP Arjun Prasad he attempts something new and different, probably something he hadn’t done before. This makes the Hunt interesting. He is joined by Bharat and Srikanth. Has Sudheer made a successful comeback? Is his Hunt impressive? Let’s dig deep to know.

Arjun Prasad (Sudheer Babu), an Assistant Commissioner Of Police, is handling high-profile broad-daylight murder of his fellow ACP and close friend Aryan Dev (Bharath). He loses his memory in a road accident and he rejoins the office with help of another friend and his superior Mohan (Srikanth). As Arjun tries to unravel the mystery surrounding his close friend’s murder, a shocking truth comes out. The film is a mission to find out the real killer and his motive.

Performances

Sudheer Babu has got a role which has a lot of scope. Largely, he justifies. He once again proves he is a game for action stunts. His shirtless physique and intense workouts are jaw-dropping and inspiring. Srikanth as well-wisher and friend is alright. Bharat (Premisthe fame) appears to be a miscast for the role. Mime Gopi gets wasted in a shallow and unevolved role. Kabir Singh as a military man and his episode fails to connect. Mounika Reddy is alright as a fellow cop in Sudheer’s team. Goparaju Ramana as senior policeman Murthy is passable. Chitra Shukla as Aryan Dev’s girlfriend Nivetha has a plot twist at the end. Aryan Dev’s family is just filler.

Technicalities

Hunt has a simple plot to reveal a murder mystery. It has a back-and-forth screenplay that works in parts. The initial half has some tense moments. Whereas the second-half goes haywire. First-time director Mahesh Surapaneni gets only half-right. Music composer Ghibran doesn’t disappoint with his background score. Whereas the item number of Apsara Rani that is aimed to give relief in serious proceedings failed to entertain. It involved story progress, but the song and placement puts off. Arul Vincent camera work and Prawin Pudi’s editing get it right.

Okay First Half Some Tense Moments Initial Investigation Scenes

Thumbs Down

Emotionless Friendship Uncanny Murder Motive Lacks Gripping Second Half

Hunt is the remake of Mumbai Police. Though the makers have hidden this to not reveal the spoilers, the moment the film begins it is pretty evident that it is a remake of the 2013 crime thriller Mumbai Police. The original worked as it was a rare trick that was played on the protagonist’s story. However, this is made a decade later i.e in 2023. Now audiences are smarter and good at guessing. The audiences may not guess the motive of Hunt if the original isn’t watched. But guessing the thriller is not a big deal. This is why making a crime thriller is highly challenging until and unless the makers rework heavily on the dots and how they connect. Sadly, Hunt fails to score here.

There are two major problems with the Hunt. One, why should the audience take Aryan Dev’s murder case seriously. The director Mahesh failed to establish how crucial it is. The lack of emotional bond between 3 friends and their friendship. The second major problem is with the suspects. None of the initial suspects (Colonel Vikram Singh or Roy) in the murder are serious enough to feel they are suspicious in the murder of Aryan Dev. And there is a long terror sequence that comes in the middle to give a terror touch. This is completely off from the main narrative. It looks out of place. And there is a sequence in flashback where police and army fight. This whole episode is silly and fails to connect. Though there are flaws, the initial investigation scenes are intense. Some moments have worked here and there. All the action scenes are shot well. Sudheer Babu offers his usual action treat.

The narrative in the second-half goes for a complete toss. The momentum that is there in the first half isn’t sustained in the second-half thus resulting in a non-gripping latter half. Director Mahesh couldn’t make it work here. The film suffered from the second-half syndrome. There is a shocking element in the climax. This is a very brave attempt since no mainstream hero does it. Sudheer Babu deserves appreciation for accepting this. However, this may not be comfortable with the large section of the audience. This shocking twist of murder motive may only struck chords with limited people. Probably, this should have been shown in a more subtle way. Also, there are some repetitive scenes owing to the back-and-forth screenplay which require a more effective way of narration. Hunter is not a typical crime thriller and it has its shortcomings. This is not a complete hunt. It makes one expect more and better from Sudheer Babu and the makers.

Bottom-line: Misfired Hunt

Rating: 2.25/5

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Hunt Movie Review: A crime drama that leaves one questioning the filmmakers' intentions

Hunt is a crime drama that follows the story of ACP Arjun, a police officer who loses his memory in an accident. Along with his friends Commissioner...

Hunt is a crime drama that follows the story of ACP Arjun, a police officer who loses his memory in an accident. Along with his friends Commissioner of police Mohan Bhargav and ACP Aryan Dev, they are known as the "Mumbai trio" and have a strong bond. As Arjun tries to regain his memory, he uncovers a mystery that puts his job and his relationships at stake. The film is unique in that it doesn't rely on the typical tropes of investigative thrillers and instead focuses on the emotional journey of the lead character.

The story is well-written, but the non-linear narrative may not appeal to everyone. Additionally, the lead character, Arjun, is not particularly likable, which sets the film apart from others in the genre. However, the portrayal of toxic masculinity and how it is called out in the film is refreshing. The film also features a homosexual character, which is a positive step towards representation in mainstream cinema. However, the representation feels both confusing and muddled, and it is not clear how the audience should interpret the scenes featuring the character.

The performances by Sudheer Babu , Srikanth and Bharath are strong, and they do a good job of portraying the dynamic of the "Mumbai trio." The rest of the cast also does their best with their limited roles. The cinematography and background score are not particularly noteworthy.

Overall, Hunt is a unique and different investigative thriller that focuses on the emotional journey of the lead character. It is worth watching for those who are looking for something different from the typical fare in the genre. However, it may not be for everyone, especially those who prefer a more straightforward narrative.

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Sudheer Babu’s HUNT Movie Review

Hunt Movie Review

Telugu360 Rating 2/5

Sudheer Babu has been struggling to deliver a hit from the past few years. He tested his luck with HUNT, an action thriller. The film is the remake of the Malayalam blockbuster film Mumbai Police. Here is the complete review of HUNT:

Arjun Prasad (Sudheer Babu) works as an Assistant Commissioner in Hyderabad and Mohan (Srikanth) is his superior. Aryan (Bharat) too is an Assistant Commissioner. All these three are good friends and Arjun, Aryan works on a mission at the country’s border and assassinates the terrorists. Aryan receives an award from the Governor for his achievement. During his speech, an unknown person shoots Aryan who gets killed. Arjun has been asked to investigate the case. Arjun finds the real culprit but before he informs the same to Mohan, his car meets with an accident. Arjun forgets about the past and the investigation reaches the first page again. Arjun takes up the investigation again and the rest of the film is all about reopening the case and finding the real culprit in the crime. Watch HUNT to know about the story.

HUNT is the remake of Mumbai Police and it released a decade ago in Malayalam. The case was a sensation ten years ago and it sounds pretty normal today. The climax portion was a sensation in the original and the makers predicted the same with the Telugu version but it turns out to be a huge misfire. Any murder mystery needs a strong crime scene but it misses in HUNT. There would be lot of characters to raise the curiosity in a crime thriller. The narration lacks interest and the film happens on a dull note. The friendship scenes too lack interest. The terrorist episode tries hard to raise curiosity and it fails big time. The interval bang too is quite weak.

The investigation happens at a slow pace in the second half. HUNT is a true remake to the original and there are lot of outdated elements as the film released ten years ago. A film like HUNT should have a brilliant screenplay with some interesting twists. The director believed in the climax twist alone and this did not work out for the film.

Performances:

Sudheer Babu did a huge risk for HUNT but the film is a huge misfire. The film did not match his body language or his image as an actor. Sudheer Babu delivered his best for the film. The director failed badly in making HUNT an impressive and gripping crime thriller. The action episodes are ok. The characters of Srikanth and Bharat should have been better. Goparaju Ramana, Gopi and Manjula have done justice for their roles.

The production values of HUNT are decent. Ghibran’s background score sounds good but the party song was not registered well. Apsara Rani looked glamorous in the song. The cinematography work is decent. Some of the Hollywood technicians worked for the action stunts but they are not quite effective. HUNT is a film that is made based on the climax twist. This turns out to be a huge misfire.

Verdict: HUNT fails badly as the narration looks poor and outdated. The climax twist fails badly.

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Hunt movie review: Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae’s directorial debut is an intense cat-and-mouse chase

It really is a nail biter, the way it leaves audiences doubting their instincts. It also goes above and beyond to ensure that the thrill is alive until the very end.

Language: Korean/English/Japanese  

For years now, we see history paint one side as evil, and another side as good. When the good rises victorious, everyone celebrates, and it is considered a happy ending — for then. However, as adults it is important to understand that there are more sinister powers at play and nothing is as it meets the eye. The shallow surface that the public is privy to about diplomatic relations in the present, cannot cover everything that is at play between leaders of big countries. You might wonder, if this is a philosophical spiel here, but no. This is the crux of Hunt , the recent film available on Amazon Prime video to be rented.

There is no good guy in this spy-vs-spy Korean thriller. From the beginning to the very end, there are a number of twists, shocking turns, and considerable plotting that goes into making this film an edge-of-the-seat thriller. For those unaware of South Korean political history, this film will serve as an adrenaline-pumped primer. For those who are aware, and have heard of the horror stories that occurred in South Korea in the 1980s, not much of the proceedings in this film would be surprising. However, the disclaimer at the very beginning tells audience that the film is fiction.

The setting of Hunt does seem inspired by the Gwangju massacre of the 1980s, the defection of North Korean pilot Lee Ung-pyeong, and the Aung San terrorist attack  as an event similar to this is what drives one of its lead character — Kim Jung-do (Jung Woo-sung) — to take a risky path. On the other hand, Park Pyung-ho (Lee Jung-jae) has a plan of his own. In the hunt for a spy within the Korean Intelligence Agency, Jung-do and Pyung-ho clash. They each have a truth that they need to figure out about the other person because they each have something important to hide.

It really is a nail biter, the way it leaves audiences doubting their instincts. It also goes above and beyond to ensure that the thrill is alive until the very end. If I had any complaint regarding the film, it is the climax. It stretches beyond need and the moment almost throws us out of the experience. While the need to spell out certain plot points that may be lost in the translation occurs, it does become necessary to expand on certain connections, but the bloody fight sequence by itself is something that could have done better were it shorter.

However, the stunt choreography in the film deserves a special mention. The high-octane sequences, especially featuring sniper shots and short range gun slinging, is slick and sharp. Considering that this is actor Lee Jung-jae’s first directorial, there has been a lot of buzz surrounding the project, and the experience is worth it.

Two intriguing characteristics about the film happen to be its unrelenting pace, and the intriguing character arcs. The film doesn’t attempt to paint a hero where there is none, but instead, it highlights the nuances of what makes one bad guy better or worse than another. While the first minute or two may have you rooting for Pyung-ho, the next few minutes will see you begin to relate to Jung-do. They always outdo each other, but not to show the goodness of their heart.

These men have been trained to kill, torture and do worse to get what they want. Sometimes it is difficult to stomach their actions, but that is how deeply problematic they are. They both have the same idea —  that the means do not matter as long as the end is as they have planned. Each of them believe that their way is the best for the future of their country, however, if either of them succeed at all is the question that leaves us at the edge of our seats.

Hunt is a study in great grey shade characters full of life and flaws. Their weaknesses are for every one to see, and their love is hidden for safekeeping. Be it for a women in their life, or for their country. It is this secrecy that helps flavour this thriller to perfection.

Priyanka Sundar is a film journalist who covers films and series of different languages with special focus on identity and gender politics.

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Hunt Telugu Movie Review: హంట్ రివ్యూ

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Rating : 2.25 / 5

• MAIN CAST: Sudheer Babu, Bharath, Srikanth, Mime Gopi
• DIRECTOR: Mahesh Surapaneni
• MUSIC: Ghibran
• PRODUCER: V.Anand Prasad

ఏసీపీ అర్జున్ (సుధీర్ బాబు) రోడ్ యాక్సిడెంట్ లో మెమొరీ లాస్ అవుతాడు. తన స్నేహితుడు ఏసీపీ ఆర్యన్ దేవ్ (భరత్ నివాస్) హత్యకు సంబంధించిన ఇన్వెస్టిగేషన్ ను అతను ఛేదించిన తర్వాత ఈ దుర్ఘటన జరుగుతోంది. ఎలాగైనా గతాన్ని గుర్తు చేసుకుని, ఆర్యన్ హత్యకు కారకుడు ఎవరో తెలుసుకోమని అసిస్టెంట్ పోలీస్ కమీషనర్ మోహన్ (శ్రీకాంత్) అర్జున్ ను ఒత్తిడి చేస్తుంటాడు. అతను గతాన్ని మర్చిపోయిన విషయాన్ని దాచిపెట్టి, డ్యూటీలో చేరేట్టు చేస్తాడు. అసలు అర్జున్ గతం ఏమిటీ? అతను ఎలాంటి వాడు? ఈ ముగ్గురి మధ్య ఉన్న స్నేహబంధాన్ని బ్రేక్ చేస్తూ ఆర్యన్ ను ఎవరు, ఎందుకు టార్గెట్ చేసి చంపేశారు? దాన్ని అర్జున్ ఎలా ఛేదించాడన్నదే ఈ సినిమా కథ.

నిజం చెప్పాలంటే ఇదో మర్డర్ మిస్టరీ. పైగా పోలీస్ అధికారికి సంబంధించి పబ్లిక్ గా జరిగిన మర్డర్. దీన్ని ఛేదించే పనిని స్వీకరించిన అర్జున్ కు ఎదురయ్యే ప్రశ్నలు, వాటికి లభించే జవాబులు ప్రేక్షకులకు ఉత్కంఠ కలిగించాలి. కానీ సినిమా ప్రారంభం నుండి ప్రీ క్లయిమాక్స్ వరకూ ఏదో సాగుతోందంటే సాగుతుంది… అంతే! ఎక్కడా సీట్ ఎడ్జ్ థ్రిల్లర్ ను చూస్తున్నామనే భావన కలగదు. పైగా లేని పోని సందేహాలు కలగడం కోసం దర్శకుడు నానా రకాల ప్రయత్నాలు చేశాడు. కనీసం వాటికి లింక్ గా ఏవైనా సన్నివేశాలను జత చేశాడా అంటే అదీ లేదు. చివరకు అవన్నీ ఫాల్స్ సస్పెక్ట్స్ కింద తేల్చేశాడు. అసలైన ట్విస్ట్ ను సినిమా ప్రీ క్లయిమాక్స్ లో రివీల్ చేశారు. అప్పటికే ఓపిక నశించిన ప్రేక్షకుడికి, ఆ ట్విస్ట్ మరింత డిజ్పాయింట్ మెంట్ కు గురి చేస్తుంది. ఊహకందని వ్యక్తిని ప్రేక్షకుల ముందు హంతకుడిగా నిలిపినా, దానికి రీజన్ ఏమాత్రం బలం లేక సినిమా తేలిపోయింది.

సుధీర్ బాబు కెరీర్ ను ఒకసారి గమనిస్తే అతను రొటీన్ కు భిన్నమైన పాత్రలు చేస్తున్నాడు. బాలీవుడ్ లో ఏకంగా విలన్ గానే నటించాడు. తెలుగులో కొంతకాలంగా అవుట్ ఆఫ్ ది బాక్స్ మూవీస్ చేస్తున్నాడు. సంతోషమే… అయితే ఇలాంటి డిఫరెంట్ క్యారెక్టర్స్ చేసేప్పుడు ఆడియెన్స్ ఎక్సెప్టెన్సీ ఎంత వరకూ ఉంటుందని ఒకటికి రెండు సార్లు ఆలోచించాలి. ఏ హీరో చేయని పాత్రను తాను చేయడం గ్రేట్ అనుకోవడం సరికాదు. ఇవాళ సుధీర్ బాబుకంటూ ఓ ఇమేజ్ ఉంది. దానికి డామేజ్ కలిగించే ఇలాంటి పాత్రలు చేయకుండా ఉంటే బెటర్. ఇమేజ్ లేని కొత్త నటుడు ఎవరైనా ఇలాంటి సినిమా చేసి ఉంటే… సక్సెస్ ఫెయిల్యూర్స్ ను పట్టించుకోకుండా ‘ఓ ప్రయోగం చేశాడ’ని అభినందించి ఉండేవాళ్ళు. ఈ కథను ఎంచుకునే ముందు నిర్మాత కూడా ఒకటికి రెండు సార్లు ఆలోచించుకుని ఉండాల్సింది. భారీ యాక్షన్ సీన్స్ పెట్టడం, అందుకోసం ఫారిన్ నుండి టెక్నీషియన్స్ ను తీసుకురావడం అవసరం లేదు. ఇదో ప్రయోగం అని తెలిసినప్పుడు వీలైనంత కాంపాక్ట్ బడ్జెట్ లో చేయాలి. బట్… నిర్మాత ఆనంద ప్రసాద్ ఎక్కడా రాజీపడినట్టు కనిపించలేదు. మూవీని రిచ్ గా తీశారు. క్యారెక్టర్స్ ను రాసుకోవడంలోనూ, వాటిని తెరపై ప్రెజెంట్ చేయడంలోనూ దర్శకుడు మహేశ్ తడబడ్డాడు. క్లయిమాక్స్ ట్విస్ట్ ను కాసేపు పక్కన పెట్టినా… మూవీని మరింత గ్రిప్పింగ్ గా తీసి ఉండొచ్చు. అది జరగలేదు.

నటీనటుల విషయానికి వస్తే… సుధీర్ బాబు తన పాత్రకు సంపూర్ణ న్యాయం చేశాడు. మరోసారి బిగ్ స్క్రీన్ పై సిక్స్ ప్యాక్ ను ప్రదర్శించాడు. శ్రీకాంత్ క్యారెక్టర్ ఓకే. కోలీవుడ్ నుండి భరత్ ను ఈ పాత్ర కోసం తీసుకొచ్చారంటే… సమ్ థింగ్ స్పెషల్ గా అది ఉంటుందని ఊహించుకున్న వారికి నిరాశే మిగులుతుంది. అతని నటన ఫర్వాలేదు. అతని ఫియాన్సీగా నటించి చిత్ర శుక్లా పాత్ర పరిధి మేరకు చేసింది. మైమ్ గోపి, కబీర్ దుహన్ సింగ్, అభిజీత్, మౌనికా రెడ్డి, జెమినీ సురేశ్, గోపరాజు రమణ, మంజుల ఘట్టమనేని, సంజయ్ స్వరూప్, కోటేష్ మన్నవ, సత్యకృష్ణ, రవివర్మ ఇతర ప్రధాన పాత్రలు పోషించారు. అప్సరారాణి ప్రత్యేక గీతంలో నర్తించింది. అరుణ్ విన్సెంట్ ఫోటోగ్రఫీ, జిబ్రాన్ నేపథ్య సంగీతం ఓకే. ఇది మలయాళ చిత్రం ‘ముంబై పోలీస్’కు రీమేక్ అనే విషయాన్ని గోప్యంగా ఉంచితే థియేటర్ కు వచ్చిన ప్రేక్షకులు థ్రిల్ ఫీలవుతారని దర్శక నిర్మాతలు భావించారేమో, కానీ అది బూమరాంగ్ అయ్యింది!

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• A repetitive second act
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Hunt review: Poor script fails Sudheer Babu’s challenging hunt for success

Mahesh Surapaneni’s directorial has both shortcomings and impressive moments, making it just another cop drama.

Published:Jan 26, 2023

A poster of Sudheer Babu and Mahesh Surapaneni's latest release 'Hunt'. (BhavyaCreations/Twitter)

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Hunt (Telugu)

• Cast: Sudheer Babu, Srikanth Meka, Bharat, Mounika Reddy, and Goparaju Ramana
• Director: Mahesh Surapaneni
• Producer: V Anand Prasad
• Music: Ghibran
• Runtime: 2 hours 11 minutes
• Cast: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Emraan Hashmi, and Revathy
• Director: Maneesh Sharma
• Producer: Aditya Chopra
• Music: Pritam Chakraborty
• Runtime: 2 hours 35 minutes

Sudheer Babu’s suspense action thriller Hunt is in theatres on Thursday, 26 January. The film also features Tamil actor Bharat and senior hero Srikanth in key roles.

In the pre-release events, Sudheer Babu claimed no one had made a film like it in Telugu to date. Let’s find out if this was just hype or whether this hunt actually packs a punch.

Young police officers Arjun Prasad (Sudheer Babu) and Aryan Dev (Bharat) are close friends. But their friendship gets cut short when Aryan Dev — an ACP — is shot dead.

A deeply hurt Arjun now takes it upon himself to find the killer.

When Arjun is all set to nab Aryan’s killers, fate strikes in the form of an accident. As a result, he suffers from memory loss.

Arjun nabbing his friend’s killers despite his seriously debilitating memory loss condition is what Hunt is all about.

Meanwhile, there is also another angle to the story, but the director fails to handle it well. It is better if the audience gets to know about it while watching the movie.

How intense is Hunt?

When it comes to the story, Hunt takes a path similar to many suspense and cop action flicks.

The movie also religiously follows the tricks and twists of police action flicks. But one novel aspect is the memory loss twist.

How Arjun tackles memory loss and recreates the whole scene in his hunt for criminals, gives scope to offer a new kind of cop action thriller for the audience.

But director Mahesh Surapaneni only partly exploits the potential in the story.

A slow first half and shortcomings in screenplay play spoilsport. As a result, Hunt turns into just another suspense thriller.

The performances

A poster of ‘Hunt’ movie. (BhavyaCreations/Twitter)

Either in terms of looks or acting, Sudheer Babu has done his job well. Roles like these are a perfect fit for him.

Most of the movie revolves around his character, and he manages to keep the audience engaged.

He needs to be praised for trying a challenging and risky role. More support from the script would have made this a hit flick.

Tamil actor Bharat is familiar to the Telugu audience, too. Though he gets limited screen space, he gets a do a crucial role.

It is good to see Bharat — a talented actor — in a Telugu film after a long time.

Senior hero Srikanth, who is slowly shifting to character roles, plays a senior police officer with ease.

Mounika Reddy also gets a decent role to play, and she is in fine form.

An unforgettable experience for me and I hope it is for all of you! All set for the HUNT? 👊🏻 See you at the cinemas & Happy Republic Day!! 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/8k7VF5yAE2 — SudheerBabu – #HuntFrom26Jan (@isudheerbabu) January 26, 2023

Technical crafts

There is just one song in the movie, and that too is passable. However, Ghibran has done a decent job in terms of the background score.

Arul’s cinematography is in tune with the cop suspense thriller genre.

A poster of ‘Hunt’. (BhavyaCreations/Twitter)

The makers of Hunt proudly claimed that Hollywood stunt choreographer Renaud Favero worked on the action sequences.

But we don’t understand what value addition he has done to the movie.

One big letdown is editing. A gripping narration is indispensable for cop flicks like these.

Hunt seems to be lacking in many other aspects.

Editor Pravin Pudi should have made the necessary changes to keep the movie shorter and more engaging.

Hunt is a decently made movie that has both shortcomings and impressive moments. But, in these days of content explosion, it has turned out to be just another cop-action thriller.

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పోలీస్ ఆఫీసర్స్ అర్జున్ (సుధీర్ బాబు), మోహన్ భార్గవ్ (శ్రీకాంత్), ఆర్యన్ దేవ్ (భరత్) మంచి స్నేహితులు. డ్యూటీలో భాగంగా కశ్మీర్ లాంటి ప్రదేశాల్లో ఎన్నో ఆపరేషన్లను అర్జున్ తన స్నేహితులతో నిర్వహిస్తారు. సాఫీగా సాగుతున్న సమయంలో ఆర్యన్ దేవ్ మర్డర్ అవుతాడు. ఆర్యన్ మర్డర్ కేసు దర్యాప్తు అర్జున్‌కు అప్పగిస్తారు. ఆర్యన్ దేవ్ మర్డర్ చేసింది ఎవరనే విషయం తెలిసిన తర్వాత అర్జున్ రోడ్ యాక్సిడెంట్‌కు గురై గతాన్ని మరిచిపోతాడు.

గతం మరిచిపోయిన అర్జున్ కేసు దర్యాప్తును ఎలా పూర్తి చేశాడు? అర్యన్ దేవ్ మర్డర్ కేసు దర్యాప్తు ఎలా జరిగింది? ఆర్యన్ దేవ్ మర్డర్ ఎలా జరిగింది? ఆర్యన్ దేవ్ మరణం వెనుక కుట్ర ఎవరిది? కేసు దర్యాప్తులో అర్జున్‌కు ఎలాంటి వాస్తవాలు తెలిసాయి? గతం మరిచిపోయిన అర్జున్ మామూలు మనిషి అయ్యాడా? అనే ప్రశ్నలకు సమాధానమే హంట్ సినిమా కథ.

ఆర్యన్ దేవ్ మర్డర్ దర్యాప్తు అంశంతో అర్జున్‌ను ఇంట్రడ్యూస్ చేసి కథ ఇంట్రస్టింగ్‌గా మొదలవుతుంది. వెంటనే అర్జున్ యాక్సిడెంట్ గురై గతాన్ని మరిచిపోయారనే పాయింట్ మరింత క్యూరియాసిటీ పెంచుతుంది. ఆలస్యం చేయకుండా వెంటనే కథలోకి వెళ్లిపోవడం చకచకా జరిగిపోతాయి. అయితే మర్డర్ మిస్టరీలో ఉండాల్సిన వేగం కథలో కనిపించకుండా స్లోగా సాగిపోతుంది.

అర్జున్, ఆర్యన్, మోహన్ మధ్య ప్రెండ్ షిప్ ఎస్టాబ్లిష్ మెంట్ చేయడానికి కొంత ఎక్కువ సమయమే తీసుకోవడం కథలో ఉండే ఇంటెన్సిటీని, వేగానికి కళ్లెం వేసిందనే ఫీలింగ్ కలుగుతుంది. కాకపోతే స్టైలిష్ మేకింగ్, థ్రిల్లింగ్‌గా ఉండే యాక్షన్ సీన్లు సినిమాపై ఆసక్తిని కలిగిస్తాయి. ఇక సెకండాఫ్‌లో కథలో చోటు చేసుకొనే ట్విస్టులు ఆసక్తికరంగా సాగుతాయి. ప్రీ క్లైమాక్స్ ముందు రివీల్ అయ్యే ట్విస్టు షాకింగ్‌గా ఉంటుంది. చివరి 10 నిమిషాల్లో సుధీర్ ఫెర్ఫార్మెన్స్ ఆకట్టుకొనేలా ఉండటంతో ఓ డిఫరెంట్ సినిమా చూస్తున్నామనే ఫీలింగ్ కలుగుతుంది.

దర్శకుడు ఎంచుకొన్న పాయింట్ కొత్తగా ఉంది. కానీ యాక్షన్ థ్రిల్లర్ కావాల్సిన వేగం కథనంలో లేకపోవడం వల్ల ఫస్టాఫ్ సాగదీసినట్టు ఉంటుంది. ముగ్గురు పోలీస్ ఆఫీసర్స్ క్యారెక్టర్ల మధ్య ఎమోషన్స్ ప్రజెంట్ చేసిన తీరు బాగుందనిపిస్తుంది. సెకండాఫ్‌‌ను డీల్ చేసిన విధానం డైరెక్టర్ ప్రతిభకు అద్దం పడుతుంది.

అర్జున్ పాత్రను, అలాగే హంట్ సినిమాను ఒప్పుకొన్న తీరు చూస్తే సుధీర్ బాబు ఒక ఇమేజ్‌లో అర్జున్ ఏ, అర్జున్ బీ అనే రెండు వేరియషన్స్ ఉన్న క్యారెక్టర్‌లో సుధీర్ ఫెర్ఫార్మెన్స్ బాగుంది. గతం మరిచిపోయిన పోలీస్ ఆఫీసర్ పాత్రలో ఒదిగిపోయాడు. అర్జున్ క్యారెక్టర్‌కు సంబంధించిన కీలక ట్విస్టు తర్వాత సుధీర్ బాబు ఫెర్ఫార్మెన్స్‌తో చెలరేగిపోయారు. క్లైమాక్స్‌ను సుధీర్ తన నటనతో ఎమోషనల్‌గా మార్చారని చెప్పవచ్చు.

మోహన్‌గా శ్రీకాంత్, ఆర్యన్‌గా భరత్ తమ పాత్రల పరిధి మేరకు ఒకే అనిపించారు. శ్రీకాంత్ ఈ సినిమాకు గైడింగ్ ఫోర్సులా కనిపిస్తే.. భరత్ ఎమోషనల్ పాయిట్‌గా మారారని అనిపిస్తుంది. ఇన్స్‌పెక్టర్‌గా మౌనిక రెడ్డి, మూర్తి పాత్రలో గోపరాజు రమణ, పోలీసుగా జెమినీ సురేష్ తమ పాత్రలకు న్యాయం చేశారు. చిత్ర శుక్లా ఓ స్పెషల్ రోల్‌లో ఎమోషనల్‌గా కనిపించారు. అప్సర రాణి ఐటెమ్ సాంగ్‌లో గ్లామర్ ట్రీట్‌తో ఆకట్టుకొన్నది.

సాంకేతిక విభాగాల విషయానికి వస్తే.. జిబ్రాన్ తన బీజీఎంతో ఫుల్ మార్కులు కొట్టేశాడు. అరుల్ విన్సెంట్ సినిమాటోగ్రఫీ బాగుంది. యాక్షన్ ఎసిసోడ్స్, ఎమోషనల్ సీన్లను కెమెరాలో బంధించిన తీరు బాగుంది. ప్రవీణ్ పూడి, ఇతర విభాగాలు ఫర్వాలేదనిపిస్తాయి. భవ్య క్రియేషన్స్ బ్యానర్‌కు తగినట్టుగా నిర్మాణ విలువలు ఉన్నాయి. సినిమా క్లాస్‌గా, రిచ్‌గా తెరకెక్కించిన విధానం బాగుంది.

ఫైనల్‌గా హంట్ సినిమా విషయానికి వస్తే.. రెగ్యులర్, రొటీన్ పోలీస్ డ్రామా కానే కాదు. అలాగే రొటీన్ మర్డర్ మిస్టరీ కాదు. అయితే తెలుగు సంప్రదాయ సినిమా మేకింగ్‌కు భిన్నంగా సుధీర్ బాబు చేసిన రిస్క్, ప్రయోగంగా కనిపిస్తుంది. ప్రీ క్లైమాక్స్ నుంచి ఎండ్ టైటిల్ వరకు వచ్చే ట్విస్టు ప్రేక్షకులకు కనెక్ట్ అయితే ఈ సినిమాకు మంచి రెస్పాన్స్ వచ్చే అవకాశం ఉంది.

కొత్త తరహా, ప్రయోగాత్మక చిత్రాలను ఆదరించే వారికి ఈ సినిమా తప్పకుండా నచ్చుతుంది. సుధీర్ బాబు చేసిన బోల్డ్ అటెంప్ట్‌కు మంచి ప్రశంసలు లభించే అవకాశం ఉంది. థియేట్రికల్‌గా కమర్షియల్ సక్సెస్ అనే విషయం కోసం కొద్ది రోజులు ఆగాల్సిందే. బీ, సీ సెంటర్ల ప్రేక్షకులకు కనెక్ట్ అయ్యే విషయంపైనే సినిమా విజయం ఆధారపడి ఉంది. రెగ్యులర్, రొటీన్ కథలు కాకుండా డిఫరెంట్ కాన్సెప్ట్ సినిమా చూడాలనే వారు హంట్ సినిమాను ఎంచుకోవచ్చు.

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పోలీస్ బ్యాక్ డ్రాప్ లో యాక్షన్ థ్రిల్లర్స్ కి తెలుగులో మంచి డిమాండే ఉంది. అందుకే హంట్ మీద ప్రేక్షకుల్లో అంతో ఇంతో ఆసక్తి కలిగిన మాట వాస్తవం. రెగ్యులర్ కథలకు కాస్త విభిన్నంగా ప్రయత్నాలు చేస్తున్న సుధీర్ బాబుకు గత రెండు మూడు సినిమాలు ఆశించిన ఫలితాలు ఇవ్వలేదు. దీంతో మరోసారి ఖాకీ డ్రెస్సు తొడిగి మరో ప్రయోగంతో వచ్చాడు. ప్రమోషన్లలో చాలా కాన్ఫిడెంట్ గా కనిపిస్తూ వచ్చాడు. సంక్రాంతి సందడి తగ్గిపోయిన తరువాత వచ్చిన చెప్పుకోదగ్గ చిత్రంగా మూవీ మీద అంచనాలు ఉన్నాయి.

ఏసిపి అర్జున్ ప్రసాద్(సుధీర్ బాబు)ఓ ప్రమాదానికి గురై గతం మర్చిపోతాడు. దీంతో కమీషనర్ మోహన్(శ్రీకాంత్) సహాయంతో ఆ విషయం బయటికి తెలియనివ్వకుండా హత్యకు గురైన తోటి ఆఫీసర్ ఆర్యన్ దేవ్(భరత్) కేసు విచారణను కొనసాగిస్తాడు. అనుమానితులు దొరికినా క్లూస్ దొరక్కుండా చిక్కుముడి పెరుగుతుంది. కొన్ని విస్తుపోయే నిజాలు బయట పడతాయి. ప్రాణ స్నేహితుడి మరణం వెనుక రహస్యం కోసం ఎంత దూరమైనా వెళ్లేందుకు సిద్ధపడిన అర్జున్ చివరికి గమ్యం ఎలా చేరుకున్నాడనేదే అసలు కథ

ఆడియెన్ వైవిధ్యం కోరుకుంటున్నారు. నిజమే. కాకపోతే దేశమంతా పబ్లిక్ పల్స్ ఒకేలా ఉండదు. ఉదాహరణకు తెలుగు తమిళం సినిమాల్లో ఉన్నంత కమర్షియల్ ఫ్లేవర్ మలయాళంలో కనిపించదు. బెంగాలీ ఒరియా జనాలు మరో రకం. సామజిక పరిస్థితులు ఇక్కడ కీలక పాత్ర పోషిస్తాయి. ఒక సబ్జెక్టుని ఎంచుకునేటప్పుడు ఇది ఖచ్చితంగా గుర్తుంచుకునే తీరాలి. హంట్ లో చాలా టిపికల్ పాయింట్ ఉంది. పైకి అధికారికంగా చెప్పలేదు కానీ ఇది మల్లువుడ్ సూపర్ హిట్ ముంబై పోలీస్ కు రీమేకే. ఏవో మార్పులు చేశామన్నారు అయితే అది కొంత పరిధి మేరకే జరిగింది. మిగిలినదంతా ఒరిజినల్ వెర్షన్ నే ఫాలో అయ్యారు. సోల్ దెబ్బ తినకూడదనే ఉద్దేశం కాబోలు

ఒక హత్య చుట్టూ జరిగే ఇన్వెస్టిగేషన్ డ్రామాకు టెంపో చాలా కీలకం. దాని తాలూకు స్క్రీన్ ప్లే ఎంత గ్రిప్పింగ్ గా ఉంటే చూసేవాళ్ళు అంతగా మూవీలో లీనమైపోతారు. దర్శకుడు మహేష్ ఈ విషయాన్ని దృష్టిలో పెట్టుకున్నాడు కానీ దాన్ని ప్రతిభావంతంగా స్క్రీన్ పై చూపడంలో తడబడ్డాడు. ఉదాహరణకు ఆర్యన్ మర్డర్ ప్లాట్ మంచి ఇంటెన్స్ తో పేలాలి. అతడులో షియాజీ షిండేని పబ్లిక్ స్టేజి మీద చంపుతారని తెలిసినా ఆ సీన్ ని మనం ఉత్కంఠగా చూస్తాం. గ్రిప్పింగ్ అంటే అది. ఇందులోనూ అలాంటి స్కోప్ ఉన్నా మహేష్ ఆ అవకాశాన్ని పూర్తిగా సద్వినియోపరుచుకోలేదు. చక్కని మలుపులు ఉన్నాయి కానీ మైండ్ బ్లోయింగ్ అనిపించేలా లేకపోవడం మైనస్

రీమేక్స్ ఎంచుకోవడం తప్పేమీ కాదు. చిరంజీవి, పవన్ కళ్యాణ్ లే మినహాయింపు కానప్పుడు సుధీర్ బాబు వాటివైపు వెళ్లడంలో ఆశ్చర్యం లేదు. కాకపోతే భాషతో సంబంధం లేకుండా ప్రతి కంటెంట్ ఓటిటిలో దొరుకుతున్నప్పుడు మరింత జాగ్రత్తలు అవసరం. ముంబై పోలీస్ లో షాకింగ్ ఎలిమెంట్ ని క్రమం తప్పకుండా ఒక పద్దతి ప్రకారం విప్పే తీరు నీట్ గా ఉంటుంది. ఇది 2013 టైంలో ఫ్రెష్ గా డిఫరెంట్ గా అనిపించి కేరళ జనాలు గొప్పగా ఆదరించారు. కానీ ఈ ఎనిమిదేళ్ల కాలంలో టెక్నాలజీతో సహా స్టోరీ టెల్లింగ్ అనే కాన్సెప్ట్ విపరీతమైన మార్పులకు లోనైంది. ముఖ్యంగా ఓటిటిల వల్ల భాషతో సంబంధం లేకుండా అన్నీ స్మార్ట్ టీవీలో అంచుల్లోకి వచ్చేశాయి.

అలాంటప్పుడు కొంచెం అప్డేట్ గా కొత్త వెర్షన్ రాసుకుని ఉంటే బాగుండేది. ఫస్ట్ హాఫ్ వరకు ఓ మోస్తరుగా ఇంటరెస్ట్ లెవెల్స్ తగ్గకుండా నడిపించిన మహేష్ కు రెండో సగంలో క్లైమాక్స్ ట్విస్టు తప్ప పెద్దగా చెప్పడానికి ఏమి లేకుండా పోయింది. దీంతో విచారణ పేరుతో రాసుకున్న సన్నివేశాలు రిపీట్ గా అనిపించి బోర్ కు కారణమయ్యాయి. ముగ్గురు పోలీస్ ప్రాణ స్నేహితుల మధ్య బాండింగ్ ని సరిగా ఎస్టాబ్లిక్ చేయలేకపోయారు. అది పండి ఉంటే ఆర్యన్ తాలూకు విషాదం ప్రేక్షకులకు కనెక్ట్ అయ్యేది. కానీ అది జరగకపోవడంతో అర్జున్ తాలూకు బాధను మనం ఆస్వాదించలేం. సహజంగానే దీని ప్రభావం చివరి ఘట్టం మీద పడి జాలి కలిగే ఛాన్స్ మిస్ అయ్యింది

ముందే చెప్పినట్టు తెలుగు జనాల టేస్ట్ లను గుర్తుపెట్టుకుని దానికి అనుగుణంగానే తెరకెక్కించాలి తప్ప క్రియేటివ్ గా ఉన్న ప్రతి పాయింట్ ని అన్ని చోట్లా ఒకేలా రిసీవ్ చేసుకుంటారన్న గ్యారెంటీ లేదు. కేరళలో కొబ్బరి నూనె వంటలు మనమెలాగైతే తినలేమో అక్కడి మనుషుల్లో ఆలోచనా విధానాన్ని కూడా ఒకేలాగా మనకు అన్వయించుకోలేం. అందుకే మలయాళం బ్లాక్ బస్టర్లు ఇక్కడ యావరేజ్ లు ఫ్లాప్ గా మిగిలినవే ఎక్కువ. హంట్ ని ఫ్లాష్ బ్యాక్ మోడ్ లో అటుఇటు తిప్పుతూ నాన్ లీనియర్ తరహాలో చెప్పాలనుకున్న క్రమం కూడా సరైన రీతిలో కుదరలేదు. అసలు కిల్లర్ ఎవరన్నది ఊహకందకుండా డిజైన్ చేయడమొకటే హంట్ లో ఉన్న యునీక్ పాయింట్

జానర్ ఏదైనా ఎమోషనల్ కనెక్షన్ లేకపోతే ఫలితం అటుఇటు అవుతుంది. బెల్లంకొండ రాక్షసుడులో సైకో కిల్లర్ మీద మనకు కసి ఎందుకు పెరిగిందంటే స్వయానా హీరో అన్న కూతురు తాలూకు ట్రాజిడీ మనకు తగిలింది కాబట్టి. కానీ హంట్ లో అలాంటి స్కోప్ ఉన్నప్పటికీ శ్రీకాంత్ సుధీర్ భరత్ ల మధ్య బాండింగ్ సరిగా చూపించలేకపోయారు. పైగా పెద్దగా సింక్ అవ్వని టెర్రరిస్టు నేపధ్యాన్ని పెట్టారు కానీ విదేశాల్లో తీయడానికి తప్ప దాని వల్ల కలిగిన ప్రయోజనం తక్కువే. లాజిక్ కూడా ప్రాపర్ గా లేదు. మహేష్ లో పనితనం ఉన్నప్పటికీ రిస్క్ కు భయపడి ముంబై పోలీస్ ని తెలుగు పోలీస్ గా తీర్చిదిద్దడంలో అడుగులు తేడాగా వెళ్లిపోయాయి.

సుధీర్ బాబు కష్టంలో మార్పు లేదు. ఫిజికల్ ఫిట్నెస్ మీద విపరీతమైన శ్రద్ధ పెడుతున్న ఇతనికి సరైన కథలే పడటం లేదు. రెండు మూడు ఫ్రేమ్స్ లో సిక్స్ ప్యాక్ చూపించినంత మాత్రాన ఫ్యాన్స్ వావ్ అంటారేమో కానీ దానికి తగ్గట్టు బిల్డప్ సబ్జెక్టులో ఉంటేనే కొత్త జనరేషన్ లో అతను పెడుతున్న ఎఫర్ట్ కి న్యాయం జరుగుతుంది. శ్రీకాంత్ బాగానే కుదిరాడు. భరత్ కన్నా బెటర్ ఛాయస్ తీసుకోవాలనిపించింది. ప్రత్యేకంగా హీరోయిన్లంటూ లేరు. చిత్రా శుక్లా, మౌనికా రెడ్డికి చెరో రెండు సీన్లు పడ్డాయి. ఓకే అనిపించారు కానీ మరీ ప్రత్యేకంగా గుర్తుండరు. కబీర్ సింగ్, మైమ్ గోపి, గోపరాజు రమణ తదితరులు తమ తమ పరిధి మేరకు చేశారు

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One of my great great great grandfathers fought for the Union and survived the Battle of Antietam. After his infantry unit was wiped out, he hid under a heap of corpses. As a child, I often found myself thinking about a person doing what he did and then going on to live a normal life, or whatever was classified as normal in the late 1800s. I thought about him again watching Viggo Mortensen's film "The Dead Don't Hurt," a movie that injects the sorts of monumental moments of suffering and violence that you're used to seeing in more traditional, action-oriented Westerns into a tale that is mainly interested in the relationship between a man, a woman, and a child, and the intrigue among various characters who live in the nearest small town. 

Written, directed and scored by Mortensen (in his second venture behind the camera, following the contemporary family drama “ Falling "), and set before and during the US Civil War, “The Dead Don’t Hurt” has standard genre elements, but treats them as a way into something different than the usual. There's a sadistic psychopath who dresses in black, some rich men who lord their power over a Southwestern town, a goodhearted and soft-spoken sheriff, his steely wife, their beautiful, innocent son, and other variations on types that you tend to encounter in movies set during this period of US history. But there are no stagecoach or train robberies, quick-draws at high noon, extended gunfights, dynamite explosions, etc. There is violence of various kinds, and it's presented realistically and unsparingly, but not at such length that the movie seems to be getting off on pain. The pacing is what you would call "slow" if you don't like the movie, "deliberate" if you do.

Mortensen stars as Holger Olsen, a Danish immigrant who ends up as the sheriff of a small town in the American West. He lives in a tiny cabin in a canyon. I won't tell you exactly where the movie begins or ends because it's nonlinear, and accounting for things in the manner of a linear timeline would give a false impression of the movie and spoil important moments. Suffice to say that Holger goes to San Francisco and meets Vivienne Le Coudy ( Vicky Krieps ), a French Canadian flower seller, and takes her back to his cabin, where she overcomes her disappointment at his bare bones lifestyle and tries to build a life for them and the son they will eventually raise together. 

At the same time, the movie keeps returning to the aforementioned town, which is controlled by an arrogant businessman named Alfred Jeffries ( Garret Dillahunt ), his violent, entitled son, Weston ( Solly McLeod ), and the town mayor Rudolph Schiller ( Danny Huston ), who controls most of the local real estate, plus the bank. There’s tension surrounding the ownership of a saloon that's tended by an eloquent barkeep-manager named Alan Kendall (W Earl Brown). A shootout depicted early in the movie passes the saloon into the hands of the Jeffries family. Vivienne ends up working there. Weston takes a fancy to her, and doesn't respond well to being told he can't have her.

I mentioned earlier that this is a nonlinear movie and I’m mentioning it again here just in case you think there’s any standard cause-and-effect dynamic at work. It takes a while to get used to how the story is  told. Mortensen’s script deliberately confounds the way our moviegoing brains are typically asked to function. He starts near the end of his story and moves from the present tense into different parts of the past as needed. Time-shifts are not tied to plot or even theme. They seem as intuitive as brushstrokes in a painting. 

There are also flashbacks to Vivienne’s childhood, wherein she lost her father to war against the English—a trauma that sparks a dream or fantasy about a knight in armor riding through a forest. This image connects to the midsection of the movie, which is where Holger impulsively decides to enlist in the Union army to go off and fight against slavery and earn a promised enlistment payment, leaving Vivienne alone in that tiny house in the canyon. This might strike contemporary viewers as a casually callous thing to do, but it’s the kind of thing that happened plenty back then, and tends to be described in family histories with a sentence like, “Then he went off to fight in the war and came home a year later.” 

The writing and acting of all the characters is intelligent and measured. You get a sense of a complete person who lived a full life offscreen even when you're observing a character who only has a few judiciously chosen moments, such as Brown’s character, who is a bit too pleased with his own eloquence but sometimes seems ashamed after he verbally runs roughshod over others; or a judge played by Ray McKinnon who presides over the trial of a citizen wrongly accused of a horrible crime, and carries on as if God guides his gavel (a pistol butt); or a reverend played by veteran character actor John Getz (of “ Blood Simple ” and “The Fly”) whose community role requires him to oversee an execution whether it's justified or not. (Brown, Dillahunt and McKinnon were all on the HBO Western “Deadwood,” a go-to casting resource for this type of project; it's a treat to see them fully inhabit very different characters from ones they've played in the past.) 

None of the characters unveil themselves as you might expect. Holger initially comes across as a Clint Eastwood-style, strong-silent he-man archetype, but he's less decisive, more sensitive and learned. We often see him reading books or writing in a journal or on parchment. He dotes on Little Vincent ( Atlas Green ), his son with Vivienne, with a sensitivity and physical warmth that’s unusual in male-dominated films like this. His relationship to the Western hero code that’s often summed up as “doing what a man’s gotta do” is complicated as well. Olsen makes a lot of decisions that would result in negative comments on audience preview cards at a focus group screening (hard to imagine Mortensen doing one) because they are, to say the least, not things that a typical Western action hero would do. They’re more like what a real person with a complicated psychology would do—things he might regret in hindsight. 

Krieps, who broke out with “ Phantom Thread ,” is the true star of this movie, even though it’s bracketed by Mortensen’s character riding out on a long journey. She's the only character who gets flashbacks and dreams. She threads the needle of making her character seem self-assured, tough, and self-respecting yet never anachronistically “feminist,” in the contrived, phony way that a lot of period pieces feel obligated to write female characters of earlier times. Though unassuming in how she applies technique, Krieps is a deep and substantive film star, in the tradition of actresses from earlier eras like Liv Ullmann and Ingrid Bergman . She makes a connection with the viewer. You can feel the hope drain from Vivienne when she keeps a stiff upper lip during awful experiences that she has no control over. But you also feel the resolve when she makes the best of a bad situation, and the excitement that blossoms in her when she's treated as a person of value.

Not too many filmmakers have ever made movies like this, and when you do come across one (such as Sam Peckinpah's " The Ballad of Cable Hogue " or the Charlton Heston movie " Will Penny ”, or “Deadwood”, or the 1970s movie " The Emigrants ") it stands out, in part because it avoids the predicable, ritualized high points that the genre is built upon, and instead concentrates on significant moments of interaction between characters who do not have a 20th or 21st century mindset superimposed on them. The lack of pandering to contemporary sensibilities means that all the characters remain slightly at a remove from us throughout the story. It also means that they come across as more real. Yes, certain aspects of the human experience are universal and have never changed. But there is a huge difference across time periods in how individuals understand themselves and each other, and this is a rare movie that respects that.

The movie also has a genuinely cinematic instinct for when to linger on a moment and when to cut around it, or allude to it as something that occurred offscreen. A lot of the longer sequences are just extended interactions between the film’s two romantic leads, who have a pleasing banter but derive a lot of their chemistry from looking at each other with resentment, yearning, gratitude, or disappointment. You almost never get to see material of this sort play out at length in a film set in the American West. Or any kind of film.

Mortensen is 65 now, three years older than Eastwood when he made “ Unforgiven ,” and the entertainment industry is even less hospitable to Westerns now than it was three-plus decades ago, so it’s tough to imagine him making more movies like this one. But he might turn out to be one of the great Western directors if he did. 

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Matt Zoller Seitz is the Editor at Large of RogerEbert.com, TV critic for New York Magazine and Vulture.com, and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in criticism.

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In making an honest go at reviving the movie western, Viggo Mortensen — who directed, wrote and stars in “The Dead Don’t Hurt,” in addition to composing its score — delivers a few different westerns in one.

Not counting a deathbed prologue, the film initially seems to be staking out a claim in the law-and-order corner of the genre. Mortensen, as a bereaved sheriff named Holger Olsen, appears skeptical when a town dullard stands accused of six murders and apparently claimed not to remember any of them. The local courthouse — a makeshift affair cobbled together in the saloon — is not the most forgiving place for the wrongfully accused, or for anyone. (At one point, in lieu of slamming a gavel to call for order, the judge fires a gun upward twice, then glances toward the ceiling to make sure it won’t cave in.)

We’ve already seen the killer. Weston Jeffries (Solly McLeod), the entitled and vicious son of the area’s leading rancher, Alfred Jeffries (Garret Dillahunt), is introduced mid-spree: He is first seen emerging from the saloon and casually shooting two people in a single take before the title card appears, dangling above a corpse.

But before “The Dead Don’t Hurt” can become a film about a good sheriff’s efforts to correct a miscarriage of justice, it flashes back to tell the story of another character, Vivienne Le Coudy (played as an adult by Vicky Krieps). A brisker, more classically mounted western might have kept her offscreen, relegating her to the sheriff’s back story.

Painting on a bigger canvas, Mortensen gives his film a nested, at times unnecessarily complicated structure. (Vivienne’s French Canadian childhood gets somewhat superfluous flashbacks of its own.) Once the grown Vivienne meets Olsen — she prefers calling him by his last name — they set out to build a life together. Olsen is an able carpenter; Vivienne has a knack for shooting fowl. She cleans up his dusty, drab parcel of land and inspires him to add some greenery.

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