Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Remember this name: Taika Waititi – if you don’t know it already. Because the guy seems to be everywhere and he’s producing really quality stuff. This is a basic and perfectly nice child/grumpy old man buddy comedy set in the New Zealand bush. It’s not revelatory and it’s not really suspenseful. But there’s really human performances and a couple of nice zingers. It’s a solid, watchable family film, as long as you can cut through the kid’s thick kiwi accent. What We Do in the Shadows (also from Taika Waititi) is one of my favorite things in any medium (lately) and this serves as a nice, less cynical companion piece.