Review: The Hunting Party

Published: September 13, 2007, 5:02 am

Tags: bosnia, cinematical, fall movies, fallmovies, film, james brolin, jesse eisenberg, movie, richard gere terrene howard, richard shepard, the hunting party, the matador, war

Filed under: Comedy, New Releases, MGM, Theatrical Reviews, New in Theaters, The Weinstein Co., War Since World War II spawned its share of war-themed movies, both direct and indirect, it's only natural that our era does the same, especially given that the Iraq War has gone on for several years now. A lot of movies over the past four or five years have dealt with the attacks in New York, soldiers in war, prisoners of war, and endless variations on these and other themes. Even the recent Western 3:10 to Yuma, hidden underneath its character-driven gun slinging, has a little something to say about the occupation. Most movies tackle their subject head-on, such as the numerous documentaries of the past few years and films like United 93 and World Trade Center as well as war films about other eras like Letters from Iwo Jima and Days of Glory. How refreshing, then, to see a movie like Richard Shepard's The Hunting Party, which has on its mind the topic of war criminals still at large. It

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