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Monster Hunter
2020 103 min China, Germany, Japan, Canada PG-13 16+
★5.5
Action, Fantasy, Adventure
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
🎮 Based on the game
«Monster Hunter»
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Description
A portal transports Cpt. Artemis and an elite unit of soldiers to a strange world where powerful monsters rule with deadly ferocity. Faced with relentless danger, the team encounters a mysterious hunter who may be their only hope to find a way home.
Budget:
$60M
US Gross:
$15.16M
Worldwide:
$42.15M
Starring
Milla Jovovich
Actor
Tony Jaa
Actor
Ron Perlman
Actor
Awards
2 nominations total
Key opinion
Monster Hunter is generally viewed as an undemanding, action-heavy spectacle that successfully delivers on creature-based combat while suffering from a shallow, threadbare narrative. Consensus suggests it works best as a "no-think" popcorn flick, though opinions vary on whether it serves as a competent adaptation or a generic, forgettable blockbuster.
| Acting | Milla Jovovich delivers a physically convincing and charismatic performance as an action lead. | |
| Production | The film effectively utilizes its budget to create visually impressive, well-rendered monsters and intense, large-scale action sequences. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is widely criticized for being paper-thin, illogical, and lacking meaningful character development. | |
| Pacing | The film functions as a light, mindless action experience for some, while others find it to be an aggressive, dull, and incoherent bore. | |
| Adaptation | Game fans are divided; some appreciate the focus on the core loop of hunting monsters, while others condemn the lack of world-building and fidelity to the source material. |