The Hunters Prayer Movie: Sam Worthington and the Mission of Revenge
The Hunter’s Prayer is a 2017 action crime film directed by Jonathan Mostow, based on the 2004 novel For the Dogs by Kevin Wignall.
The movie stars Sam Worthington, Odeya Rush, Allen Leech, and Amy Landecker.
The movie The Hunter’s Prayer received poor reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the movie has a 33% approval rating based on 21 reviews, and an average rating of 4.9/10.
The Hunter’s Prayer Synopsis
Lucas (Sam Worthington), a drug-addicted ex-soldier, is in a club looking for Ella Hatto (Odeya Rush). Ella is attending a boarding school in Switzerland. Ella sees Lucas watching her and thinks he has been hired by her father to protect her. Unbeknownst to Ella, her father is getting ready to inform the FBI about Richard Addison’s (Allen Leech) illegal operation and also steal USD25 million from him.
Her father and stepmother have been killed by a hitman. Addison’s shooters try to kill Ella in a nightclub, but Lucas kills one of them and helps her escape. He receives a text message threatening to kill his family if he doesn’t kill Ella. He takes Ella across the French border.
Lucas calls Addison and she threatens to kill his wife and daughter from whom he has separated. Lucas tells Ella that her father has been killed. At a grocery store, they are attacked by Addison’s shooter and Lucas is shot in the leg. The two board a train, where they meet Dani (Verónica Echegui), another hitman.
After tending to Lucas’ wounds, Dani forces Ella to leave Lucas. Ella gets off the train, but Metzger (Martin Compston), a hitman who had killed Ella’s father, tries to kill her. Lucas protects Ella. Dani, eager for the reward, tries to kill Lucas, but she is killed by him. Lucas and Ella head to England.
While Lucas recovers from drug addiction, Ella takes his gun and goes to Addison’s office building, but she is arrested by the police. Banks (Amy Landecker), an FBI agent working for Addison, takes Ella to Addison’s house.
At that moment, Lucas is attacked by Dani and her fellow killers. He kills them and goes to Addison’s house. In the final shootout, Lucas killed Banks and Addison shot Metzger. When Addison was about to shoot Lucas, she was shot dead by Ella.
Ella receives a phone call from Lucas. Ella tells Lucas that she is now living with her aunt and cousin. They both say goodbye to each other. Lucas visits a house, where his wife and daughter are waiting to greet him.