'Hunt for the Wilderpeople' is a fun family adventure film from writer/director Taika Waititi ('Jojo Rabbitt', 'Thor: Ragnarok'). Based on the 1986 book 'Wild Pork and Watercress' by the late Barry Crump, this New Zealand set story concerns a foster child and his guardian who accidently become outlaws on the run in the bush, for months. Waititi's films seem to have a rather unique signature in their mix of dry and absurdist's humor with hart and pathos. There is an enjoyably eccentric cast of supporting characters and the two leads work well together. Julian Dennison has since become improbably ubiquitous in everything from 'Deadpool 2' to 'The Christmas Chronicles Two'. Sam Neill has developed a sort of troupe for himself, he's gruff and doesn't like kids until he's forced into a outdoor adventure with one or two, ala 'Jurassic Park'. ***
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