Prey: A Missed Opportunity.



If a new Predator film and many spin-offs are on the horizon, I decided to look back on the last installment to see how it holds up. At first, I was concerned about the fifth Predator film, Prey, when it was announced. After seeing it a few times now, it's not a bad film, nor would I say it's the perfect return to form that the Predator franchise needs. However, it does show potential. With a sharp direction from Dan Trachtenberg and a likable leading lady, Amber Midthunder-Prey works with a simple, bloody, and short story that definitely captured the spirit of the first two Predator films. Sadly, things fall apart with the ending. From Predator himself losing all threat and intensity that we experience through his introduction to Naru's payoffs, just gaining repurposed-hand-me-down elements from the Dark Horse Predator comics just makes our final girl and monster's climax feel lackluster, and it hard to see this new take on a familiar story on its own two feet. However, it does leave one intrigued about the future of the franchise. Likewise, seeing how the next film isn't a follow-up - Prey ends up feeling like a well-made but missed opportunity of a film. Decent, 6.5/10.
 

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