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GOING 'HUNTING' Richard Gere and Terrence Howard on the road in postwar Bosnia in The Hunting Party, now on DVD
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Release Date: Sep 14, 2007; Rated: R; DVD Release Date: Jan 22, 2008; Genre: Action/Adventure; With: Richard Gere and Terrence Howard; Distributor: MGM
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By Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Ty Burr is a writer at large for EW and is no relation to Raymond or Aaron

''Putting your life in danger is actual living. The rest is television.'' Nice sentiments from Richard Gere's burned-out journalist, who leads colleagues Howard and Jesse Eisenberg on a merry trip through postwar Bosnia to bring in a mass murderer in The Hunting Party. As it turns out, this uneasy mix of farce and politics, based on a true incident, is easier to take on TV than on the big screen. EXTRAS Commentary by writer-director Richard Shepard (The Matador) is a hoot — but the featurette where he lets the two real journos tell their tale over beers has the snap and crackle the film strives to capture. B-


Posted Jan 18, 2008
 

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