Prey - Movie Review (A Predator Film)

Prey Review

Sean Chandler describes Prey as a lean, brutal return to the basics of the Predator franchise—and, in his view, its best sequel.

He praises the film for building suspense around the hunt instead of trying to outdo earlier movies with bigger spectacle. Though the story is simple, it makes effective use of its characters’ tracking and survival skills, then shows them adapting those skills to face the Predator. Chandler also likes the vicious, primitive weapons and the film’s portrayal of a Predator using less advanced technology while assessing Earth’s potential prey. He finds the lead actress convincing in the physical action and believes her character’s successes are earned.

His main reservation is that some early dialogue leans too heavily on the “girl who wants to prove herself” theme. Still, he says the story makes sense and argues that some online complaints are based on imagined versions of the plot rather than what the movie actually does.

Dutch didn’t defeat the Predator by winning an arm-wrestling match with Arnold Schwarzenegger’s muscles; he won by outsmarting it.

Overall, Chandler calls Prey fresh without abandoning the thrills and brutality he wants from the series. He recommends it to Predator fans.

Rating: A− (8.5/10) Personality appearing: Sean Chandler