The #1 Horror Movie on Hulu Features a Modern Scream Queen Battling Gigantic Monsters
A sci-fi-infused action spectacle that’s toplined by Milla Jovovich and adapted from a video game sits as the most watched genre picture on the Hulu platform today. Surprisingly, I’m not talking about Resident Evil. No, I’m speaking of a lesser-known effort from 2020 called Monster Hunter.
Jovovich’s longtime husband Paul W.S. Anderson is at the helm of this under-seen effort. He also wrote the script. Anderson adapted the screenplay from Kaname Fujioka’s video game series.
From my vantage point, it seems Capcom hoped to recapture the success of the Resident Evil franchise by adapting another popular genre game for the screen with Jovovich in the lead and Anderson at the helm. Like with Resident Evil, Jovovich plays a character written for the film who doesn’t exist within the video game franchise.
Monster Hunter is a film on Hulu that has yet to find its audience.
As it turns out, there’s more nuance to the success of the Resident Evil franchise than that. Though the Resident Evil film series has never been a critical darling, it has an audience—a fanbase. The same cannot be said of Monster Hunter. The Monster Hunter movie has a handful of fans out there. However, the majority of reactions skew negative. And the flick didn’t exactly kill at the box office. The picture was made on a $60 million budget. However, it only returned $47.9 million globally during its theatrical bow.
Some detractors have called out the picture’s substantial deviations from the source material. Others took issue with the challenging script. Others still pointed out that the film’s best parts are all spoiled in the trailer.
Aside from Jovovich in the lead, the film also stars Tony Jaa, Clifford “T.I.” Harris Jr., Meagan Good, Diego Boneta, Josh Helman, Jin Au-Yeung, and Ron Perlman.
If you’re not put off by the naysayers and the flick sounds like your cup of tea, you can head over to Hulu, where the film is currently trending, to check Monster Hunter out for yourself.
The setup for this Milla Jovovich-lead sci-fi actioner goes like this:
Behind our world, there is another—a world of dangerous and powerful monsters that rule their domain with deadly ferocity. When Lt. Artemis and her loyal soldiers are transported from our world to the new one, the unflappable lieutenant receives the shock of her life. In a desperate battle for survival against enormous enemies with incredible powers and unstoppable, terrifying attacks, Artemis teams up with a mysterious hunter who has found a way to fight back.
That is just about all I’ve got for you now, dear reader. Stay tuned to the site shortly for more updates on which films within your interest set are making noise on the Hulu streaming charts. If you want to keep up with me on social media, you can find me on Threads as @FunWithHorror.
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