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Yes, it’s another Marvel stumble from Sony.

Kraven the Hunter dangles a few intriguing ideas, throws in a half-baked premise, and fumbles nearly everything—from the script to the visuals to the dialogue. The plot? Thin as paper, just as fragile, struggling to balance a bland superhero story, crime family drama, and some laughably forced mystical elements.

The villains? They each belong to a different film. Russell Crowe’s Nikolai—Kraven’s dad—stood out the most, but that’s faint praise. As for Aaron Taylor-Johnson, he’s left with little to do beyond flexing his abs and looking heroic – which he does quite well. The cast is underserved by clunky direction and editing – and let’s not forget some truly awful dialogue replacement, rivaling Madame Web in awkwardness.

There are flashes of competence—a solid opening sequence and a decent foot-car chase—but poor CGI undermines much of it. And while the bursts of extreme violence are refreshing, the trailers already spoiled most of those moments.

This feels like the result of studio meddling and reshoots. If this is the “improved” version, I’d hate to see the original cut.

Kraven the Hunter isn’t a complete hateable disaster —it’s just painfully dull and frustrating. On the bright side, it’s not as bad as Madame Web.