To me, this movie is perfection.

Fresh and Exciting

Blistering performances.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

The Hunters did have good potential. The cast was decent, and the basic story could have been really interesting if executed well and with nice ideas, regardless of how original or not it is. The big problem however with The Hunters is how it had all this potential, and didn't do anything with any of it.It has a couple of things that it did do right. The scenery is very nice and exotic. Michelle Forbes brings command and winning energy to her role, the only person in the cast to scrape by with any kind of dignity.On the other hand, aside from the scenery it does agreed look like it was intended to be a very low-budget TV pilot, and it also feels it. It's drably shot and choppily edited in the action, while the special effects looked unfinished, props were sparse or inappropriate (a lot of the weapons in the action come out of nowhere) and costumes failed to give a sense of time and place. The rest of the acting, despite the talent is poor, especially with the annoyingly amateur performances from the children, while Victor Garber has seldom been more wooden. The movie is flatly directed, generically scored and the action suffers from choppy editing, pedestrian and far from fun or suspenseful choreography and unmotivated performing of it.The script and story are the biggest failures with The Hunters. The script is paper-thin, and some of the one-liners from particularly Tripp are out of place and irritate more than they amuse. The story structurally is every bit as thin with some very dull pacing as a result of trying to stretch out the running time, and even worse it is disjointed from trying to take on too many elements and doing little with any of them ( especially with the fairy-tale elements). There's no tension, suspense or fun as a result of playing the adventure and suspense too safe and by-the-numbers, which makes the adventure parts as far from thrilling and entertaining as you could go. The characters are stereotypically cardboard, and very hard to care or root for.All in all, a dull, disjointed mess apart from the scenery and Forbes. 2/10 Bethany Cox

This film takes what used to be an interesting idea and makes it sooo boring.First, the three main ideas have been more than done beforefairy tales are real - Once Upon a Time anyone?relic hunters that discover items with magical properties... Come on! Indiana Jones, Lara Croft, the TV series Relic Hunter etc... teenagers with issues finding themselves on their quest to save the worldThe whole plot line is silly: Some group of bad guys might be after this powerful item broken into 5 pieces (4 shards and the mirror) so the good guys go and find it for them?! Then, hot-chick-who-can-kick-ass-but-can't-use-products-until- Pantene-saves-her-from-split-ends appears just at the perfect moment. The hunters left clues and maps to find the shards in the first place! The boys discover the 'big' family secret and then go and spill the beans to their family friend. Know the meaning of SECRET?The impressive hunter, the Mum, can't think of how to make a sound when her children are in the other room? And she manages to untie herself only hours later in what seems a very strange move.I stopped watching at the incredibly boring and silly 'cat' fight in the hanger ...

From the title, it's hard to predict what this movie is all about. Based on the title, I had an open mind. I have only one thing to say, I was pleasantly surprised! This is a great and thrilling movie for everyone. I absolutely love how many things are going on in this film. There is comedy, romance, action, adventure, thrilling scenes, a great and engaging story line and, of course, a puzzle to solve. The adventure begins when three people are looking for some artifacts to build a legendary item. When one turns on the others, all goes wrong. The two kids of the couple who are searching for this item and their friend go on an epic adventure to save the world and their parents. If you want to find out if the parents are OK and if they were successful in their quest, you have to watch the film. This film brings so many perks. It has great actors and excellent direction. The camera-work is totally impressive. There are so many actions - climbing and jumping and even some scary stuff. But, the picture is very clear and the storyline easy to follow. I have to say that my favorite scene is when the older brother discovers his little brother has skipped school and is very mad at him. I can greatly appreciate this scene. It has brotherly love or, as I call it "bromance." It's extremely funny and will hit home with many viewers. I recommend this movie to ages 8 to 18 because it is very intense film. I give it 5 out of t stars and wouldn't be surprised if they eventually turn this movie into a series. I know I will be looking out for that. Reviewed by KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Gerry O. For more reviews, go to kidsfirst dot org.

"Terry and the Pirates" meets "The Da Vinci Code"! Just plain fun! Let's have more…Victor Garber transform himself from a master of rectitude as the Canadian Ambassador in "Argo" to a master of evil as a delicious villain in "The Hunters." Plenty of action and exotic settings for characters who are a cross between comic-book Superheros and the boy and girl next door who find themselves in a fantasy world which becomes all-too-real. Twists, turns, and surprises galore! The stereotypical characters are appropriately stereotypical, while the main protagonists are appropriately human. I had a smile on my face for the whole movie, but for different reasons each time the plot turned. Overall, just plain fun.