Wounded (1997)

I love this movie so much

Best movie ever!

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

The forest rangers Julie Clayton (Mädchen Amick) and her boyfriend Don Powell (Richard Joseph Paul) find several grizzly-bear slaughtered in the forest. They report to their superior and he comes with the FBI Agent Eric Ashton (Jim Beaver) and his partner and other rangers. They team-up and go to the wilderness by helicopter to seek out the poacher. However, the man kills the rangers and the FBI agent and Julie is seriously wounded. She miraculously survives and learns that her beloved Don was murdered. Julie is deeply affected but when she meets the alcoholic police detective Nick Rollins (Graham Greene), he motivates her to live with hate planning revenge. Meanwhile the FBI decides to use Julie as bait to catch the poacher Hanaghan (Adrian Pasdar). But Hanaghan has developed a weird attraction for Julie. "Wounded" is an original thriller with a good story. Developed in slow pace, this film builds the tension between Julie and Hanaghan step by step. The climax is only in the very end, but the characters in the beginning are poorly developed. Mädchen Amick has goof performance. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Fúria Animal" ("Animal Fury")

This movie with a pretty uninspired title, "Wounded", is totally acceptable entertainment. The story of game warden, Madchen Amick's, revenge on her husband's killer, is both exciting and sweet. "Some things are personal". It doesn't hurt that aiding her is a local cop, played to understated perfection by Graham Greene. The scenery in this film is exceptional, and the story of her pursuit of the bear poacher murderer, Adrian Pasdar, relentless. Both are damaged individuals. Both are dangerous. The movie benefits from having a strong villain, the presence of Graham Greene, and an ending that is especially satisfying. Recommended. - MERK

This is a fairly good movie that doesn't try to overwhelm the viewers with non-stop action, chase scenes and loud, hysterical goings on. However, I do feel that the movie would have been better with a little more action and sharper dialog. For much of the time, the dialog was spoken so softly that I had to keep turning up the volume on my TV just to be able to hear what the characters were saying. The finale, where the protagonist and antagonist meet to resolve the issue is just as low key as the rest of the movie.

The characters are straight, the story simple, the directing efficient, Maybe it lacks a bit of soul to have made it a secret favourite, and the plot twist that gives Madchen Amick the role of the revengeful Rambo-like woman is a bit out of hand - but at least the final confrontation was kept low-profile, more accent put on suspense rather than adrenaline action - precisely what heightens the value of this flick, comparing to the neighboring action movies in the videostore...