Saturday, May 21, 2022
Most Dangerous Game
When a former athlete/bankrupt real estate developer, Dodge (Liam Hemsworth), is diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor case, he is compelled to participate in a deadly game with him as the prey in order to provide for his pregnant wife & unborn child. Miles (Christoph Waltz) is the hunt organizer who explains the strict rules of the hunt where the payout increases hourly & could run into the millions depending on how long Dodge can survive. From the beginning, audiences can see how ill prepared Dodge is against these 5 professional hunter assassins. It’s an absurd storyline that feels so contrived. But it’s best to suspend beliefs of reality & just enjoy the suspense. Dodge takes a beating but keeps on ticking in this exreme game where you can trust no one.. Which wise guy writer decided the lead’s first name should be Dodge & that’s not a nickname. This movie was originally a 15 episode streaming show edited into a little over 2 hours. At the end Miles is already lining up his next hunt.
Alien gives it 2½ “presidential killers” stars out of 4.
