Aahh, the gas station horror, how I've missed it.
I've truly fallen for this genre after seeing Splinter 2008, an amazing movie really, that has a touch of The Thing, my favorite horror ever!
About Night of the Hunted, I honestly believe it's a production that came quite close to something great, it has its moments but fails to expand properly and give us a better survival. I like the concept, the plot, the character background and the work done by the actors, it just never seems to reach its potential.
If you look at movies like Pontypool 2008 or P2 2007, you realize that there is a lot of wiggle room even in a contained space. What you do with the characters and how you slowly develop the action will decide if you're going to win over the audience or not.
Sadly Night of the Hunted comes closer to similars like ATM 2012, because it makes for an ok one time view, but doesn't have that kick to leave a mark and to make you recommend it to others.
But I am going to do just that and say that while it lacks the excitement of Vacancy 2007, it still has a lot going on for it, thus you should try this as long as you lower your expectations just a little. I for one would love to see more such movies, they can turn out to be really good.
Cheers!
I've truly fallen for this genre after seeing Splinter 2008, an amazing movie really, that has a touch of The Thing, my favorite horror ever!
About Night of the Hunted, I honestly believe it's a production that came quite close to something great, it has its moments but fails to expand properly and give us a better survival. I like the concept, the plot, the character background and the work done by the actors, it just never seems to reach its potential.
If you look at movies like Pontypool 2008 or P2 2007, you realize that there is a lot of wiggle room even in a contained space. What you do with the characters and how you slowly develop the action will decide if you're going to win over the audience or not.
Sadly Night of the Hunted comes closer to similars like ATM 2012, because it makes for an ok one time view, but doesn't have that kick to leave a mark and to make you recommend it to others.
But I am going to do just that and say that while it lacks the excitement of Vacancy 2007, it still has a lot going on for it, thus you should try this as long as you lower your expectations just a little. I for one would love to see more such movies, they can turn out to be really good.
Cheers!