Very solid, easily the best summer movie of 2022 next to _Top Gun: Maverick_ (having not seen _Nope_ yet).
It’s lean and mean, just like the original.
Maybe adding a few more bells and whistles would’ve helped with distinguishing it from that film, but the location, time period and Inarritu influence do the trick just fine (pretty sure _The Revenant_ was an inspiration for this).
The cinematography is surprisingly excellent, lots of beautiful shots with natural light and all the scenes that take place at night are visually clear without being overlit. The music and sound design are also really well done, it’s very good at conveying the primal, urgent vibe you want out of a Predator film. The performances are solid, the action scenes are well directed without every losing a sense of clarity and the pacing is tight.
I just wish there was a bit more to these characters, they’re a bit barebones for my liking. It also didn’t really surprise me at any point, it very much plays out in the way you’d expect, especially if you’ve seen the original.
Still, I quite enjoyed this, Dan Trachtenberg is definetely one of the more interesting genre filmmakers working today.

7/10