The Hunting Party
Liars. Cheats. Playboys. Thieves. Journalists.
TV News reporter Simon Hunt (Richard Gere) and cameraman Duck (Terrence Howard) have worked together in the world's hottest war zones: from Bosnia to Iraq, from Somalia to El Salvador. Together they have dodged bullets, filed incisive reports and collected Emmy awards. Then one terrible day in a Bosnian village everything changes. During a live broadcast on national television, Simon has a meltdown. After that, Duck is promoted and Simon just disappears.
Five years later Duck returns to Sarajevo with rookie reporter Benjamin (Jesse Eisenberg) to cover the fifth anniversary of the end of the war. Simon shows up, a ghost from the past, with the promise of a world exclusive. He convinces Duck that he knows the whereabouts of Bosnia's most wanted war criminal "The Fox." Armed only with spurious information Simon, Duck and Benjamin embark on a dark and dangerous mission that takes them deep into hostile territory.
It's the scoop of a lifetime, but will they live to report it?
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Dragged a bit in the middle, but generally very good.... - cateintoronto
This movie starts very strong, and ends strong - it's worth sticking through the middle part which started to drag a little bit. The central characters are war reporters who set out, 5 years after the end of the Bosnian war to interview and/or capture a war criminal. The movie satirically exposes the (deliberate?) incompetence of the UN, the CIA and other government bodies in bringing war criminals to justice after that war.The film is a scorcher all the way. Get your thrills. - moviemonger
RICHARD Gere and Terence Howard make a formidable pair on screen as a pair of journalists who have been covering the war in Bosnia and get back together again, when the war is over, to settle old scores. On the one hand, you get to witness some of the finest onscreen chemistry between a cranky, has-been Gere who cracked up while covering the atrocities of war and a more balanced Howard who left the dangerous terrain for more cushy assignments, without giving up his yen for the real thing. The fire is rekindled when the duo get back together again in Bosnia, this time to capture a war criminal who seems to enjoying the patronage of the CIA. But that's just one part of the drama. The second, more interesting facet is the multi-layered plot which makes allusions to bin Laden and the abortive bids to nab him and to the horrors of ethnic strife that are tearing the world apart. It's a gritty, nerve-wracking thriller that sees this unusual threesome -- seasoned journos, Gere and Howard and Harvard graduate, greenhorn Eisenberg -- embark on a do-or-die mission that has danger lurking at every twisted bend.Unique - detersti
Seemed like a strange cast for this show, but ended up working allright. I thought the subject was great. Very interesting considering it was based on a true story. Once again though I wonder why movies feel like they must incude a love story to make it interesting. It just felt tacked on and disjointed. Having said that, the unique way in which it was filmed and the storyline itself make it a good movie and well worth watching.
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Dragged a bit in the middle, but generally very good.... - cateintoronto
This movie starts very strong, and ends strong - it's worth sticking through the middle part which started to drag a little bit. The central characters are war reporters who set out, 5 years after the end of the Bosnian war to interview and/or capture a war ...The film is a scorcher all the way. Get your thrills. - moviemonger
RICHARD Gere and Terence Howard make a formidable pair on screen as a pair of journalists who have been covering the war in Bosnia and get back together again, when the war is over, to settle old scores. On the one hand, you get to witness some of the finest ...Unique - detersti
Seemed like a strange cast for this show, but ended up working allright. I thought the subject was great. Very interesting considering it was based on a true story. Once again though I wonder why movies feel like they must incude a love story to make it ...