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Dan Trachtenberg's PREY is an effective prequel of sorts to the Predator series. Set in the early 1700s in the American Midwest, the main character here is a Native American young woman, Naru (Amber Midthunder), who wants to be a warrior like her brother Taabe (Dakota Beavers) and the other young men in her Comanche tribe. Naru, Taabe and a small band head out to hunt down a mountain lion when an even deadlier Predator shows up.
The early part of Patrick Aison's script follows the basic outline of the original 1987 film as Naru and the group slowly discover that an otherworldly figure is among them as they are being sliced and diced one by one. The screenplay gets more interesting once a posse of French trappers enters the picture and the Predator has even more humans to stalk.
Trachtenberg stages the action well and in Midthunder he has a more than capable actress who is up to the physical and dramatic demands of the role. Having her and much of the cast be Native Americans adds to the believably even when some of the action and modern English tinged dialogue strains it, at points. There is also an interesting angle to the gender twist.
It's moves at a fairly brisk pace and the 90 minute run-time means it doesn't overstay it's welcome (nor invite too many questions).
With the stand alone success here mean we can have more solo Predator adventures? Predator Vs. The Vikings? Predator Meets The Huns? And, the inevitable Predator in the Land of Caveman And Dinosaurs?
The early part of Patrick Aison's script follows the basic outline of the original 1987 film as Naru and the group slowly discover that an otherworldly figure is among them as they are being sliced and diced one by one. The screenplay gets more interesting once a posse of French trappers enters the picture and the Predator has even more humans to stalk.
Trachtenberg stages the action well and in Midthunder he has a more than capable actress who is up to the physical and dramatic demands of the role. Having her and much of the cast be Native Americans adds to the believably even when some of the action and modern English tinged dialogue strains it, at points. There is also an interesting angle to the gender twist.
It's moves at a fairly brisk pace and the 90 minute run-time means it doesn't overstay it's welcome (nor invite too many questions).
With the stand alone success here mean we can have more solo Predator adventures? Predator Vs. The Vikings? Predator Meets The Huns? And, the inevitable Predator in the Land of Caveman And Dinosaurs?
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