Hunt Her, Kill Her

Hunt Her, Kill Her (AKA Night Shift)

Very low-budget 'cat(s) 'n' mouse' survival thriller. Karen (Natalie Terrazzino), a recently separated/divorced mother of one, takes a job as the sole night shift janitor at a large factory. On her first night she's confronted by four knife-wielding, masked intruders, whose sole aim is to kill her. Cue one hour and 20 minutes of the most ridiculously unbelievable 'female John McClane' running, hiding, and fighting.

By the time this was made movies were well into the 'cast a non-conventionally attractive female lead' era - we weren't going to get a Milla Jovovich-type. Thing is, Jovovich (just as an example), as well as being attractive, sells the action. She looks credible running and fighting. I get that 'Karen' isn't a trained warrior, she's just an average single-mom trying to make ends meet, and I get that that could be an interesting story to tell - but if that's what you're going for you have to adjust her methods and onscreen abilities accordingly; otherwise it just becomes laughable. We have a short, dumpy, completely non-athletic woman regularly outsprinting guys who look a foot taller with a stride to match. In one shot we'll see them rapidly closing on her (because the actress clearly cannot run) - then they'll all turn a corner and from the new angle we see they're way behind her again! 😄 The only times they catch-up is when there's a convenient small space for her to slip through at the last moment! I get suspension of disbelief - but at least cast an actress who looks like she jogs once in a while! As for the fighting... Again, 6'2" dudes with *very* nasty looking knives, vs mom-with-a-belly and cleaning products! We all know that most fights in movies are completely unrealistic;. If Statham/Stallone/Van Damme were really trapped in a room with a bunch of guys who were all fellow special forces badasses they'd be dead meat - but at least they manage to make it look believable. There's one fight in this movie involving a toilet plunger that looks like something from an Austin Powers movie! Add in several injuries involving heavy blood loss and bone breakage that 30 seconds later don't seem to have impeded her ability to run/fight at all, a 'twist' re the perpetrators that's obvious from about 15 minutes in (and that you've probably guessed already), poor acting all round, and ludicrous dialogue ('Don't let her escape!' - has *anyone* chasing anyone *ever* actually shouted that? 😄), and you get a very poor movie. I'll give it credit for some good effects on the injury detail, a cool synth score, and a nice title. 4/10.

Anger at the director and writer for unleashing this utter tripe upon the world of cinema.

And anger at the obvious shills who are giving it completely disingenuous rave reviews and high scores. There is NO WAY anyone with a functioning brain could watch this film and feel anything but contempt for the product.

The script is laughable. Honestly, it felt like something highschool students were forced to craft against their will. Then it had to be delivered by...hobbyists...? I guess we must call them actors, because they sort of tried...but they obviously have no training, experience, nor natural talent. The few lines delivered are so stilted and unnatural that they continually kill any positive momentum the film manages to build for itself.

Then there's the plot holes.

Oh. My. F. G!

Other reviews have listed many already, but there's just sooooo many more. I'm a 6'4", 225lbs man with wrestling and BJJ training and I would have been calling the police the second I saw a single masked a-hole punking around my "empty" nightshift building. But a lone, out of shape woman doesn't have that thought until after she's run around for 5-10 mins and already lost her cell?

The creepy mask guys who stand on balconies and... never look down. The creepy mask guys who stand on pallets and...never look down. The creepy mask guys who stand on the floor and...never look down. Seeing the pattern yet?

Protagonist receives numerous gaping wounds, a couple with incredible blood loss, yet somehow she seems to fully heal within moments of each one after very rudimentary self administered first aid. And instead of weakening with blood loss, she seems to get stronger and more than capable to take out several big, strong, laborer dudes. Really? Make it make sense. John McClean got less effed up climbing the tower than Karen did in this movie. Lol

And then there's the "plot twist" that you can tell the director thought was so witty... That the viewers predict at the 15 min mark of the movie.

If you are reading these reviews while watching this movie, wondering if it's worth going all the way - BAIL OUT NOW. This movie does not redeem itself. It is absolutely the trash your brain is telling you it is.

Pull the chute, save your evening!

The protagonist isn't set up to be likable. The characters around her are awful people, but that doesn't translate to her being someone we care about. Very little character development and then she's thrown into a never-ending chase scene. Also the twist and villain's motivations were obvious from the first 10 minutes of the movie.

Another review mentions the only other person in the theater with them was on their phone the whole movie, and I would wager it was because they were bored. Good movies make me forget about time but I checked my watch a bunch during this one.

This paragraph is just to make my review long enough for the new six hundred character requirement instituted because Amazon's $1Billion snow ranked and got bombed on this site. Hopefully they change it back because this is a waste of my and everyone else's time for quite literally seemingly absolutely no reason. Boom six hundred characters.

Started of ok, I thought it was interesting setup. Then there was some boring "weak woman in distress" nonsense as usually, big scary man chasing her around, finding her no matter where (i guess they always have some 6th senses huh?) Finally some action, gore and then...puff, what a f was the ending!? I stared at my screen in disbelief and sighed. Why!? I'm so sick of these movies where it starts to look like the woman could be the strong heroine, then they throw in tears and submission. I started writing this at the very moment as I was struggling last minutes waiting for the movie to end.

I was generous for giving 3 stars. Really hoped more from this.

Hunter Her Kill Her (2022) is a movie that I caught in theatres tonight. The storyline follows a new evening cleaner at a factory. Her first night quickly becomes eventful when 4-5 men with masks show up and immediately try to kill her. She will do her best to survive while trying to determine why they're trying to kill her.

This movie is codirected by Greg Swanson and Ryan Thiessen, who also worked together on Five Across the Eyes, and stars Natalie Terrazzino (The Last Movie Star), JC Oakley III (The Hate You Give) and Georgia Kate Haege (Hectic Knife).

This movie has a made for television feel in terms of cinematography, writing, acting and dialogue. This movie will give you a glimpse into the worst babysitter ever, worst bandage job ever and the worst killers ever. There's so many sloppy sequences in this that leave you scratching your head. And when did the main character become MacGyver? I will say the sound effects the killer make while they're walking around are hilarious. The jump scares are pretty average outside of one or two. I will say the end is worth watching. The final fight is insane and there's a good hammer 🔨 scene.

Overall, this movie is bad but horror enthusiasts should watch it once. I would score this a 3/10.