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'The Hunting Party' is On the Wrong Tracknew
The film has less luck finding the right tone than its heroes have locating their quarry.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
09-25-2007 |
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Tags: Richard Shepard, The Hunting Party
Richard Gere Gets a Good Shaking in 'The Hunting Party'new
Just as Richard Shepard brought out the sick-comic, caddish style of Pierce Brosnan in The Matador that wasn't often a part of Bond films, Shepherd wakes up Richard Gere.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
09-20-2007 |
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Tags: Richard Shepard, The Hunting Party
'The Hunting Party' Feels Like Two Different Moviesnew
One is a smart comedy about TV reporters, and the other is a fact-based story about those reporters hunting a war criminal in postwar Bosnia -- but the two never blend, and only a few of the scenes generate either laughs or tension.
NOW Magazine |
Andrew Dowler |
09-14-2007 |
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Tags: Richard Shepard, The Hunting Party
'The Hunting Party': Back on the Prowlnew
Richard Gere and Terrence Howard look for the Big Story.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
09-13-2007 |
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Tags: Richard Shepard, The Hunting Party
'The Hunting Party' Laughs at Itself Too Muchnew
Based on Scott Anderson’s eccentrically composed October 2000 Esquire article, "What I Did on My Summer Vacation," the film flaunts its factual basis with gleeful stupidity, reducing the possibility that anything in its twisted plot can be taken seriously.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-13-2007 |
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Tags: Richard Shepard, The Hunting Party
Pure Bullnew
The Matador helps Pierce Brosnan shatter his Bond mold.
Dallas Observer |
Bill Gallo |
01-09-2006 |
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Tags: Richard Shepard, The Matador
'Burb Your Enthusiasm
This is the second movie in two months from the Weinstein Company to pack the same essential message: There comes a time when the innocent suburbanite must learn how to kill.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
01-06-2006 |
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Man Troublenew
Despite toying with the dark American fantasy of living off the grid and putting a bullet in the head of corporate America, the film ultimately reminds us that we're all just working for the man.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
01-05-2006 |
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Tags: Richard Shepard, The Matador
