Hunt For The Wilderpeople, which also co-stars Rachel House, Oscar Knightley and Rhys Darby, is now in limited release, and if you’re simply a fan of great comedies it’s a movie that you should definitely seek out.
Despite the attitude projected by Sam Neill’s character, this sequence is part of a happy first act in Hunt For The Wilderpeople that quickly turns down after a tragic event.
Taika Waititi, who made his feature directorial debut with Eagle vs. Shark in 2007, has been wonderfully growing and maturing as a filmmaker over the last few years, and both Hunt For The Wilderpeople and his brilliant vampire mockumentary What We Do In The Shadows do an amazing job showcasing his great and hilarious sensibilities.
He’s most definitely a filmmaker on the rise, as indicated by the fact that Marvel Studios has handed him the responsibility of making the upcoming blockbuster Thor: Ragnarok, but after watching Hunt For The Wilderpeople, it’s hard to have anything but pure faith in his abilities.