Fugitive Hunter (2005) User Reviews

Maybe for a very boring evening

[TwistedIvory · 3/10 · 27 September 2005]

Normally I'm one to enjoy a mindless action movie regardless of writing, acting or directorial style. These are generally good movies to watch as entertainment in the background. Last night I queued up "Fugitive Hunter." I was disappointed. This movie didn't succeed at anything. It was too flat to have any sort of compelling drama, the action was too badly-choreographed to get any adrenalin flowing, and the movie too itself too seriously to gain any significant "camp" value. The writing and directing were not only sub-par, they were almost laughably bad. Unfortunately they weren't so bad as to inspire actual laughter, but rather only a disbelieving sidelong stare.

Maybe if it's 3AM and you can't sleep and this movie is on cable it might be worth tuning in for a few minutes, but I just can't recommend spending any money on this flick.

bad!

[ethanco86 · 1/10 · 25 August 2005]

Why do people have to copy films they see instead of making something original? There is nothing new or interesting in this movie. It looks like a bad DV movie. Rehashes of tired slo-mo shooting scenes, that are poor copies at that, and staged fights. Don't people realize that it's the film that shows something different and unique or weird that gets noticed? Seems like the filmmakers in Sacramento are still trying to ride the coattails of Blood, Guts, and Octane. A fluke of film that happened to hit at a time right when that whole indie Clerks/Pulp Fiction thing was big. But this is the to be expected, the outcome of mediocrity. I just hope one day people will wake up and see that.

Umm... it was decent...

[Ancient_Evil_Eye · 6/10 · 19 September 2005]

In reading all the comments posted about this film I get the sense that either people really like this or they really hate it. I really feel something like in the middle. A friend of mine bought rented this movie and made me watch it because he likes to watch direct to DVD action movies. I'm not to groovy with his taste in movies but when we watched it I felt like it was a decent movie. Looked cheap at times but I guess that's why I never heard of it before. I 'm not a critic but I know this movie wasn't great nor was it bad it was just... direct to DVD. The funky constitution talk was interesting since we Canadians generally laugh at all that talk. Kinda sad how the friend dies though but I saw it coming from the beginning though. Overall I give it a 6 or so because I didn't fall asleep as usually do I with my chum. Don't recall ever watching a movie that was that into bounty hunting.

Quite funny and offbeat!

[ciaomia · 9/10 · 21 April 2005]

Saw this movie late at night and loved the dark humor. The banter between the two main characters seemed so real. I thought the acting by the supporting characters was a bit weak, but story was good. The dramatic tension was very consistent. The only major flaw about this movie would be that the music is way too cheesy. My favorite scenes involved Keno's smart play off Quick's tough exterior. The jokes are funny, the conflict is believable, and the movie is not too long. Most women probably wouldn't like this movie because of the all the corny macho guy dialogue, but I'm a girl and I actually enjoyed it. If you're interested in different type of movie to watch with some willing friends then this would be a good choice.

Obeseploitation

[jsmits · 7/10 · 14 August 2007]

As others report this is quite an impressive effort, there are much worse movies you can watch. It is entertaining, and the plot is good enough. You will not even notice much that there was not a lot of money. In a car chase the fugutive hunters deliberate about putting a helicopter in the sky. "There is no time", they conclude.

All males are obese. Is this the start of a new genre? After blaxploitation now obeseploitation? Fat good guys hunting fat bad guys? Let's have donuts, hot dogs and shoot our guns? Heavy weight kung-fu? Quite a change after the skinny martian arts specialists and the regular American six-pack action heroes.

That all male characters are obese is not very disturbing, sometimes I noticed though, which pulled me away from the storyline. I'm not sure if this new attempt to a genre is a good idea, therefore.

Very impressive for such a small project.

[cylmart · 10/10 · 13 April 2005]

I viewed this film privately during an acquisitions meeting in Santa Monica. I was somewhat interested in the general premise of this film but wasn't sure of how it would deliver. After a few minutes I realized that this was a gem of a micro-budget film. It follows an engaging story line that gets straight to the point, while not being obvious. The characters are unique. The dialogue is rough, but funny. The overall tone of the film follows more of a 80's action flick. Due to the film's lack of budget there are no special effects, but believe it or not it's not missed. Don't let the budget ($80k) deter you from watching this as the producers of this film stretched every dollar as far they could. The film actually looks like it could have easily cost close to $1 Million.

Overall, this is great piece of film that nobody will probably watch. It's also a great learning tool for those that wish to make films on the dime. I don't know if there's going to be a commentary on the DVD or not, but it would be a good idea. I recommend this film to anyone that enjoys taking a risk on something that they normally wouldn't see.

Pleasantly surprised

[dbydee · 8/10 · 19 September 2005]

Watched the film last night!

I was very pleasantly surprised by this production. I found myself drawn in to the movie from the beginning and through to the end. I'm no fugitive, so I never knew about the 8th Amendment and the rights of bail law, or for that matter how the bail bonds agencies cope with bail jumpers. I realize that the movie was embellished from actual events, however I found the film to be very believable.

I am especially impressed with the fact that the drama of the film was tempered by Keno's quirky comic relief. Hats off to this tremendous effort considering all the constraints of low budget productions. How often are we treated to an action drama with none of the "Hollywood" gratuities?

The film-look fits the genre, grainy; low budget and dark, I thought the Director made a good call there.

What's next!!

So much better than THE MARKSMAN!

[crazyjanie · 10/10 · 24 October 2005]

I'm giving this movie a 10 because I saw it on the same night I saw THE MARKSMAN. That movie sucked major. Snipes is finished. He should be glad he had a career or something.

FUGITIVE HUNTER was so much better than Marksman because it had a STORY!! Can you believe some movie makers forget to include that? I bought both films on Amazon together for a discounted price... who would have thought the cheaper looking movie would be way better? Not me.

For my money (of which they already stole from me) FUGITIVE HUNTER wipes the floor with THE MARKSMAN!

Entertaining

[darth_nax · 9/10 · 24 September 2005]

I'm not a big drama fan but this movie was good. Doubly so for something so low budget. Based on a true story this movie chronicles how two new bail bondsmen save their new boss and his company by uncovering corruption. It's done in a very realistic and believable way but not overly gritty a la NYPD Blue and others. And its got a healthy sense of humor. It never takes itself too seriously but doesn't make itself look silly either. The production values are low but the acting and writing are both very good. The directing could have been better but since this movie has a realistic tone to it anyway it isn't noticeable. The action sequences are decent. All in all you should watch this movie, you will not regret it.