I love this film, i remember i watch it as a kid , as a teen and as an adult and it still holds up.Its an action film with martial arts in it,"The Hunted," a slightly better than adequate B thriller,Within limits, though, the film delivers. It has one standout action sequence, an extended samurai-ninja battle aboard a bullet train, and a good match up in its two warriors.Christopher Lambert¨Highlander¨gives a good performance as the protagonist as Paul Racine a good guy trapped in a war he bumped by accident Mr. Harada, a handsome-ugly actor in the Charles Bronson mold, projects the tragic aura of a man who knows he must wade through an ocean of blood to avenge ancient wrongs. John Lone, known for his androgynous roles in "The Last Emperor" and "M. Butterfly," makes a convincingly sleek killing machine as Kinjo.This movie is a good example of the 90s well paced, fake blood not cgi, the actors can pass as ninjas and samurais , not pretty boys trying to look there best, i say give it a good and see what you think of it for yourself.

At first, I refused to watch this film, only because Christophe Lambert; this french gifted actor who literally wasted his skill in garbage grade Z stuff over the Atlantic. So, because of him, I did not see this film in theatre, at its release time, but afterwards, on TV. and I admit that it was a good surprise, as were nearly all the American Japanese movies I have seen in my life. When I watch this one, I of course think of THE CHALLENGE, YAKUZA, BLACK RAIN, BLUE TIGER all features speaking of the these two cultures - Japanese and US - colliding. Yes, a great little flick, with tremendous scenes, but don't compare it to the other ones I talked about just above. It is a little worst, although a pretty good time waster. And one of the best post GREYSTOKE and HIGHLANDER Christophe Lambert's films. But, I insist, certainly not because of him.

*SPOILERS*SPOILERS*SPOILERS*SPOILRS*SPOILERS*SPOILERS I didn't had big expectations for this one. After all it's a movie with Christopher Lambert . The guy specializes in rather trashy B-class movies (with the exception of "Greystoke" and "Highlander"). I didn't expected art or quality , but some decent movie to kill time . I must admit I have a soft spot for ninjas . Ninjas were popular in the 80's , but they don't appear that much in movies now. Judging by the summary I expected a simple revenge flick.Ugh… Where should I start ? What went wrong ? Christopher Lambert ends as a supporting character in his own movie . If you expected to see him fighting enemies like in "Highlander" you will be disappointed . For 99 % of the movie he just whines around and he fights in only last 10 minutes of the movie . And the final fight between Lambert and the villain is PATHETIC . I have to say I unintentionally felt sorry for the villain – the movie makers gave so much advantage for the hero in the final battle , that it just doesn't seem fair. And yet Lambert BARELY won … You have to see it for yourself – incredibly poor battle.The movie for most of the time feels like a bad drama . The viewer is caught in the conflict between two clans that is not one bit interesting or emotionally engaging. The flashbacks with Joan Chen are incredibly cheesy. There are many unintentionally laughable scenes ("Maybe I was wrong ") that make the movie hard to treat seriously. The fight scenes look rather cheap. The actors , especially the Asian ones give a terrible performances. Lambert is dull as always . The Asian actors (with the exception of Joan Chen) act like they barely know English. Their accents are awful. Last but not least – the music (which is just drums) is boring.There is some nudity and violence . Some cheap laughs and decent performance from Joan Chen. The old Asian guy is quite funny . Watch out for Toshiro Obata ("Teenage mutant ninja turtles") as one of the henchmen.It doesn't change the fact that this is a bad movie , even in the B-class range . Better watch "American ninja" with Michael Dudikoff or "Blind fury" with Rutger Hauer. I give " The Hunted" 1/10.

Samurai flicks may be considered a guilty pleasure, but this one is well worth watching.It is not a Toshiro Mifune classic, but it features plenty of Samurai action and lots of blood is spilled.Christopher Lambert (Highlander I, II, and III; Mortal Kombat) plays an American businessman who picks up an extremely lovely Joan Chen (Lust, Caution; Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl) in a bar and they have a pleasurable time before ninjas arrive to kill her for a transgression. The leader, John Lone (The Last Emperor, Year of the Dragon) is identified and the hunt begins.The businessman enlists the help of super Japanese actor Yoshio Harada and Yôko Shimada (Shogun and "Shogun"). What he doesn't realize ifs the Samurai isn't really interested in helping, he just wants to do battle with the Ninja.It's fast paced and exciting with enough exploitation to make it special.