Director: Vincent Paronnaud
Notable Cast: Lucie Debay, Arieh Worthalter, Claran
O’Brien
The cycle of recycling continues. It’s a general rule of
thumb that trends and style will eventually come back into the rotation, through a
modern lens mostly, but it’s only a matter of time before something buried
resurfaces. Color me surprised though when Hunted, the latest Shudder
Exclusive to drop on the now illustrious horror streaming service, was proudly
replicating the style and tone of the French New Extreme of the early 00s. A
loose retelling of the Little Red Riding Hood fairy tale, Hunted strips
all of the fairy and fantasy of the story and replaces it with grit, grime, and
just a touch of influence from Last House on the Left. It’s an often
uncomfortable watch, intentionally so, but fans of that dark and violent style
will definitely howl with delight at what Hunted is offering.