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Ava is a strong female lead for this movie. She's a survivor, but she failed to execute her captor right at the beginning when she could have. She had all the control and failed to use it, instead we moviegoers had to suffer the full 78 minutes of the back and forth between Ava and her Captor. Had it been me, I would have killed the guy right at the beginning, and headed south or east not north. A person can survive in the coldest of winters if they know how. She would have had all the tools needed to do so. I guess she had to let him live so she could be chased more. Also a Billionaire would have had communications devices like a satellite phone. Billionaire's don't make bad bets. Over-all not a completely horrible movie, but the plot was hard to take and the characters were underdeveloped.

Ava Bravo (Kate del Castillo) wakes up with a pink unicorn Pillow case on her head. She plays a recorder which tells her she is going to be hunted. To be fair, the hunter will have only three bullets in his high powered rifle with a scope. She is given a compass and instructions to a safe place. Ava quickly turns the table on her captor and ambushes him with the pillow case filled with ice? Eventually he leads her at gun point to a snowmobile.

Most of the film was a lot of dialogue while walking through the snow with occasional swaps of the upper hand. Not the best captive or human hunting film out there. Ava was resourceful, wish they could have dwelt on that aspect.

Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.

This film has a very similar beginning as the Hunt (2020) which is a satire of what if the previlaged & morally/ politically corrupt were rounded up and forced to play a life and death game. The prize is an escape to freedom & there are no second places: you either live or die. It is stacked against them but whilst you live you have a chance.

This does not have that complex idea rather a lady is kidnapped and forced to play a game (Saw inspired) & within 5 minutes she bests the antagonist.

Instead of killing him with his gun, she spares him & locks him up instead... This must be for plot convenience. There is another mystery man in film.

It is just stupid as it descends down the predictable cat and mouse game in which both of them are trying to out smart one another! It even used the unconventional concept of reserved Stockholm Syndrome! If that doesn't make one shake their head in disbelief & consider ones life choices then I don't know what will... To sum up, avoid this unless you are accustomed to watching a below average film.

Infuriating that Ava didn't shoot Buddy King in the first scene, then three others would be alive. But, even boys who think they are experienced men pick up a gun and can't pull the trigger either. The depth and personality development was so far beyond the comprehension of the negative reviewers, it is not a wonder they didn't enjoy it. Also, some might be of the far too prevalent insecure, cowardly type that simply can't handle a woman being as much a man as they, just happens to be the female of the species. If all one watches are CGI blow up action movies that defy the laws of physics and reality, the brain never develops, especially in empathy and understanding, let alone physics.

At times, I found myself hollering at Ava, calling her dumb, like when she didn't kill him and took only one of her captor's gloves; also, her walking with her finger on the trigger. It was amazing she wasted only one bullet or later didn't shoot Buddy accidentally. His not grabbing the rifle when she was nearly poking him in the nose with it may have been because his actions were calculated and he wanted to wear her down and get more into her head, "the full story." And Buddy, of course, always with his smile of hubris.

His line about them being the same is straight from the coward creed to pull her down to his level, playing the CYA game. Ava was a loner and sad for not having prevented the demise of a seventeen year old the first time she was aggravatedly assaulted; whereas, Buddy was lonely and sad from watching his dad get shot by the police when Buddy did not acknowledge him as his dad. However, Buddy doesn't own his actions; he cowardly blames others.

Although I don't usually read reviews before watching, for Hunting Ava Bravo, I did. Glad I did or I wouldn't have felt compelled to write a review.

For me the film was sufficiently intriguing, attention holding, and entertaining that I never experienced the complaints of many reviewers.

Additionally, Ava's self-talk was fantastic and does work like a charm in the human mind.

This movie was an 8-10, well worth the watch, and could be watched again.