An Afrikaner veteran of the Boer War has just immigrated to New Zealand and is hired to track a man accused of killing a soldier. While hunting through the countryside he captures his fugitive, only to learn that he's innocent of the crime. When faced with the life-changing decision to turn him in or set him free only, one man will walk away alive.... (Full plot summary below)
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An Afrikaner veteran of the Boer War has just immigrated to New Zealand and is hired to track a man accused of killing a soldier. While hunting through the countryside he captures his fugitive, only to learn that he's innocent of the crime. When faced with the life-changing decision to turn him in or set him free only, one man will walk away alive.
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| Daily Express (UK)Allan HunterThere are echoes of classics like Hell In The Pacific in Tracker and the seesawing relationship between the two men is entertainingly handled, if repetitive, until some welcome 11th-hour twists in the plot. |
| Radio TimesTrevor JohnstonUltimately, the drama's more satisfying than exciting, but it's a solid entertainment nonetheless. |
| Total FilmMatt GlasbyAn old-fashioned adventure yarn that tramps reassuringly through familiar terrain. At least the destination - not to mention the casting - is more interesting than the journey. |
| Empire MagazineAnna SmithAn interesting insight into an era rarely seen on film and an atmospheric showcase for Winstone and Morrison's talents - not to mention New Zealand's spectacular landscape. |
| London Evening StandardDerek Malcolm[Winstone] is the main reason to watch Tracker, though the scenery comes a good second. |
| Daily Telegraph (UK)Tim RobeyIt's nothing special, and the pace lags as we admire the scenery, but the best moments have a thoughtful complexity reminiscent of Jimmy Stewart/Anthony Mann westerns, such as The Naked Spur. |
| Birmingham Mail Graham YoungWith Winstone in the lead you won't expect it to have the action power of Seraphim Falls, which starred Pierce Brosnan and Liam Neeson in 2006, but prepare to be surprised. |
| Flicks.co.nzAndrew HedleyA relative lack of action, pared with simplistic message-movie sentiments, that hampers what in any other case is a solid movie. |
| News of the WorldRobbie CollinWhat would Ray Winstone sound like if he did a South African accent? Answer: Exactly the same as he would if he was doing a London, Italian or Kathmandu accent. Like either a homicidal tuba or Muttley with a hangover. |
| GuardianXan BrooksThe scenery is glorious, but the movie's a hard slog all the same. |