
This high octane thriller focuses on Lucas (Sam Worthington), a solitary assassin, hired to kill a young woman, Ella (Odeya Rush). When he can't bring himself to pull the trigger the plan falls apart, setting in motion a twisted game of cat and mouse. Now both are marked for death and forced to form an uneasy alliance. Relentlessly pursued across Europe, their only hope for survival is to expose those responsible for brutally murdering her family and bring them to justice.... (Full plot summary below)
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This high octane thriller focuses on Lucas (Sam Worthington), a solitary assassin, hired to kill a young woman, Ella (Odeya Rush). When he can't bring himself to pull the trigger the plan falls apart, setting in motion a twisted game of cat and mouse. Now both are marked for death and forced to form an uneasy alliance. Relentlessly pursued across Europe, their only hope for survival is to expose those responsible for brutally murdering her family and bring them to justice.
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| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekHampered by start-and-stop execution that depends overmuch on implausible hair-breadth escapes and gets bogged down in sappy back story. |
| Film Journal InternationalEdward DouglasDespite treading far-too-familiar territory, The Hunter's Prayer is a surprisingly solid action thriller that should appeal to fans of Luc Besson's earlier movies. |
| Punch Drunk CriticsTravis HopsonWhile not doing anything special for the hitman genre, it can scratch the right itch if you're looking for a no-frills actioner. |
| Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleAction movies don’t necessarily need logic, but in the absence of entertainment value, tracking what doesn’t make sense is often the only fun. |
| Village VoiceCraig D. LindseyEven though the movie tries to sneak in some subtext about children paying for the sins of their fathers, the biggest sin The Hunter’s Prayer commits is being too dumb to enjoy. |
| SSG SyndicateSusan GrangerGritty, fast-paced action thriller, best suited for video viewing... |
| JoBlo's Movie EmporiumChris BumbrayWorth checking-out for old-school action fans. |
| Slant MagazineDerek SmithThe Hunter’s Prayer packs its brisk 85 minutes with an impressive array of car chases, gun fights, hand-to-hand combat, and foot pursuits, all cut with a precision and an economy that heightens the impact of every hit. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreThe Hunter’s Prayer isn’t in that top drawer. But with action auteur Jonathan Mostow (“Breakdown”) behind the camera and Sam Worthington in front of it, it gives fair value — and then some — as it treads a well-worn path. |
| VarietyJoe LeydonA routine but reasonably diverting B-movie about a conscience-stricken hit man and the girl he opts not to kill. |