As this film opens people are having an online text conversation about hunting 'deplorables' at The Manor. In the next scene a luxury jet is transporting a group of very wealthy individuals, who display all the cliché liberal values. They are interrupted by an incoherent man who clearly isn't from the same stratum of society... he has woken to early and is killed! We then see individuals, all gagged waking up in the countryside. They are given a crate full of weapons then come under attack; several are soon dead. A handful manage to escape to a gas station where they are told they are in Arkansas; this comes as a surprise as they are from all over the US. Not surprisingly the hunt is far from over. For most of the film we stick with Crystal May Creasey, a former marine, who is determined to survive and turn the tables on the attackers.
I thought this was a lot of fun. There was the excitement and tension one expects from 'man hunt' films. Having liberals, who would normally deplore any type of hunting, trying to kill those they consider deplorable right wingers was an hilarious twist... something set up to offend more sensitive types across the political spectrum. The action is quite gory but in an over the top way that is likely to cause laughter rather than terror. It is also nicely varied with shooting, spike-traps, explosions even bow and arrows. The action doesn't stop for long but when it does it is still fun; a highlight being when Crystal tells another character a delightfully twisted version of the fable of the tortoise and the hare. The cast is solid; in particular Betty Gilpin as Crystal and Hilary Swank as hunt organiser Athena Stone. While I know not everybody will enjoy this I'd still recommend it to those who enjoy the genre.
