Hunting Season stars Mel Gibson, and it’s a pretty solid movie, I think. There is a story set up where this ruthless gangster doesn’t shy away from any violence to get his way. I guess he needs to enforce by force to stay feared. But anyway, fast forward and there’s a wounded woman found in the woods where Bowdrie’s (Mel Gibson) daughter Tag (Sofia Hublitz) find here. She’s almost dying, and she’s only kept alive because of the care given to her by the father and daughter.
They live in a cabin and hunt and fish for a living. They want to be left alone and don’t really get into any others business. But for some reason, Tag thinks they should protect her. Bowdrie is reluctant, but at the same time, he’s an honorable man and will not compromise on his beliefs. Not to anyone, not even a notorious gangster.
You know what happens next. The bad guys get notice of the surviving womans where abouts and start demanding her back. They shouldn’t have done that. Now they have a one-man army against them in a war they cannot win.
Hunting Season is a well-acted movie for sure. Mel Gibson is suited for the role of the lone hunter. The problem is that we see (almost) everything coming way ahead before they’re actually shown on screen. We know what is going to happen, just not how long it will take to get there. Once. There’s a development, we know what the consequence will be.
I liked it. It was a little fast to finish everything. It’s like listening to a piece of music building up to a crescendo, and the end is two bars later. It lets the audience feel a little robbed at the end. But Hunting Season is certainly something that is entertaining all the way through. We get fine acting and great craftsmanship.
