Tracker (2010)

85% of critics liked it
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A pair of adversaries develop a wary respect in this period drama from director Ian Sharp. In 1902, Kereama (Temeura Morrison), a Maori sailor, is wrongfully accused of murdering a British soldier, and a significant bounty is offered for his capture. Arjan (Ray Winstone), an expert tracker and a… More A pair of adversaries develop a wary respect in this period drama from director Ian Sharp. In 1902, Kereama (Temeura Morrison), a Maori sailor, is wrongfully accused of murdering a British soldier, and a significant bounty is offered for his capture. Arjan (Ray Winstone), an expert tracker and a veteran of the Boer War, arrives in New Zealand in hopes of capturing Kereama and collecting the reward. Arjan is of Dutch ancestry and fought against the British, so there's no love lost between him and the British military men who join him in the search. But while Arjan is very good at finding people, he discovers Kereama is just as good at slipping from his grasp; after Arjan captures the Maori, he escapes, a process that repeats itself several times. The better the two men get to know one another, the more they realize they have a great deal in common, including humiliating defeat at the hands of the British, and Arjan begins to wonder if Kereama's fierce claims of innocence might be true after all. Tracker was an official selection at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 42 min.
Directed By: Ian Sharp
Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense

On DVD: Aug 23, 2011
Studio: Kaleidoscope

Critic Reviews

Andrew Hedley, Flicks.co.nz
A relative lack of action, pared with simplistic message-movie sentiments, that hampers what in any other case is a solid movie.
Trevor Johnston, Radio Times
Ultimately, the drama's more satisfying than exciting, but it's a solid entertainment nonetheless.
Robbie Collin, News of the World
What would Ray Winstone sound like if he did a South African accent? Answer: Exactly the same as he would if he was doing a London, Italian or Kathmandu accent. Like either a homicidal tuba or Muttley with a hangover.
Graham Young, Birmingham Mail
With Winstone in the lead you won't expect it to have the action power of Seraphim Falls, which starred Pierce Brosnan and Liam Neeson in 2006, but prepare to be surprised.
Allan Hunter, Daily Express
There are echoes of classics like Hell In The Pacific in Tracker and the seesawing relationship between the two men is entertainingly handled, if repetitive, until some welcome 11th-hour twists in the plot.
David Edwards, Daily Mirror [UK]
Watching Temuera Morrison and Ray Winstone clash is every bit as electrifying as you'd expect, like a pair of roaring juggernauts colliding at 90mph.
Xan Brooks, Guardian [UK]
The scenery is glorious, but the movie's a hard slog all the same.
Tim Robey, Daily Telegraph
It's nothing special, and the pace lags as we admire the scenery, but the best moments have a thoughtful complexity reminiscent of Jimmy Stewart/Anthony Mann westerns, such as The Naked Spur.
Derek Malcolm, This is London
[Winstone] is the main reason to watch Tracker, though the scenery comes a good second.
Leo Robson, Financial Times
Would have looked comfortable on television.
Anna Smith, Empire Magazine
An interesting insight into an era rarely seen on film and an atmospheric showcase for Winstone and Morrison's talents - not to mention New Zealand's spectacular landscape.
Matt Glasby, Total Film
An old-fashioned adventure yarn that tramps reassuringly through familiar terrain. At least the destination - not to mention the casting - is more interesting than the journey.