David Gordon Green's grimy reimagining of NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955) pits a disaffected teenager and his fragile younger brother against their malevolent uncle. Set in a rural South suspended in time somewhere between now and then (even the opening credits echo regional exploitation features made in the '70s), it begins as hard-luck teenager Chris Munn (Jamie Bell) enrages his girlfriend's father, impales his instep on a rusty nail stuck through a board and winds up in jail, where he's an all-too-familiar face. Bailed out by his taciturn father, John (Dermot Mulroney), Chris returns in disgrace to a grim birthday party for his younger brother, Tim (Devon Alan), at th...
Released:
2004
Rated:
R
Length:
107 mins