Thomas Vinterberg's The Hunt (2012) - misogynistic?

MakeEmLaugh

I watched Thomas Vinterberg's The Hunt this evening. Thought it was excellent, and looked up some reviews afterwards. Came across this review in the London Evening Standard, deeming the film "a misogynistic little soap opera" where "three hysterical females use the issue of child abuse to try to destroy the sacred bonds of loyalty that exist between men".

Has anyone else seen The Hunt, and if so, did you think it was misogynistic?

BMMachine

yes I've seen it, excellent film, would only be misogynistic if you were extremely paranoid about the subject and none of the real meat and bones of the film is that way at all.
I hate when critics get hysterical about something they think they've noticed about a film but doesn't make sense at all

shoos

Incredible film, still remember the shivers I had when the credits started rolling. Love this thread simply for bringing it to people's attention - if you haven't seen it, make sure you do!

I actually came across that review myself after watching it. To be honest, I think the journalist saw something in the movie that simply wasn't there. It wasn't the women in the movie that became hysterical, it was the whole town. I thought that was made fairly obvious. And the really interesting part of the movie is the question of whether or not they were right to behave in the way they did. To me, there was no gender divide. The moral and very uncomfortable questions it forced us to think about were for everyone.