Warhunt

Warhunt is what happens when The Blair Witch Project, Wolfenstein (or Overlord), and Predator all have a baby. An ugly baby that grows into a surly and disappointing teen. It’s unfortunate since this could have been a very cool little B movie that impresses… like Dog Soldiers (which this movie also shares some DNA with).

Warhunt is about a squad of American GIs who are tasked with finding a downed cargo plane somewhere in Europe during WW2. They run into some massacred Nazis which, on the surface, is a pretty positive thing. Except for the fact they were killed by surly witches who are now hunting the Americans. Yes, it’s The Army vs. Witches. Add in some werewolves and Dracula and we’d have a mash. A monster mash.

This film almost gets to being good but is stymied by particularly sluggish pace and unimpressive action and scares. It just lands like a gutted frog and lays there in the murky film making. What should have been good kooky fun was almost taking itself too seriously but without the skill to make that work.

Mickey Rourke is on the poster and gets top billing but is basically pulling a Bruce Willis here. He’s in the movie occasionally but largely this is the younger, less known cast who get to wander aimlessly in the woods and get murdered by wyrd sisters.

It’s possible you might like this flick if you like B movie mashups. I don’t think it worked due to the sluggish pacing but the movie looks good (when it’s not filming at night or in dark tunnels) and might work for some folks.

Score: 66