But Trachtenberg and screenwriter Patrick Aison are playing the action-movie game with higher minds. Our first inclination is to assume this is the work of the Predator. There is a sequence in which Naru comes upon a mass of skinned buffalo carcasses that have been left to rot. What Prey does so surprisingly well is use its 100 minutes to both entertain and, without a heavy hand, enlighten the audience. The action sequences are all as lean, efficient, and compelling as they need to be-but that’s a minimum expectation. As Roger Ebert once said, “It’s not what a movie’s about, it’s how it is about it,” that matters.Īnd Prey is all about the how. There’s nothing overly surprising about what plays out in Prey, but it’s the “how” that counts. Naru and her trusty sidekick Sarii (a shelter dog turned movie star), are soon facing down the Predator together and alone. Unfortunately for the men in the tribe, the cougar that injured one of their hunters is the least of their concerns, for a dreadlocked, reptilian-faced creature with modern weaponry soon descends upon the tribe and the deathscape becomes very Agatha Christie-like (only way bloodier) on the plains. While Naru (the magnetic Amber Midthunder) is partially supported by her brother, other members of the tribe are dismissive about her ability to run with the boys.Īn early failure by Naru against a cougar seems to confirm the assessment of the tribe and brings doubt to her brother’s mind as well. There is an implicit feminist statement made by showcasing a young woman from a tribe who desperately wants to hunt with the men. But here’s the thing about movies: any goddamn thing is possible-including making a good Predator film in 2022.ĭirected by Dan Trachtenberg (who helmed the mostly fabulous 13 Cloverfield Lane ), Prey is relentlessly paced while also allowing space for character development and some high-end metaphor. So, the idea of Prey : taking the predator to the southern plains and having him hunt Native Americans, while novel, seemed risible. There are few more dubious cinematic declarations than: “There’s a Predator prequel coming out.” Since the good dumb fun of the original film about the future Governator, Apollo Creed, and a professional wrestler taking on an alien in the forests of South America, there have been more attempts to reboot the Predator franchise than you can shake a laser-sighted weapon at.Īnd every single one of them has been awful. Download: Prey: The Predator Movie No One Was Asking For, But We All Needed
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