Sony’s Kraven the Hunter has received a lot of criticism since its release, mainly due to poor quality in its post-production work. One major issue involves a scene with Ariana DeBose’s character, Calypso, where visual effects (VFX) were used to change her mouth movements to match new dialogue. This made her appearance look unnatural.
In one shot, it seems like they took a still image and added CGI to make her eyes blink and mouth move, but it doesn’t look right. Additionally, her chest area shows some movement that doesn’t sync with the audio. Many viewers and critics find these effects to be low quality, and this is just one of several post-production problems mentioned.
The film’s poor reception has caused some concern among Sony executives. The departing CEO, Tony Vinciquerra, admitted that the film didn’t perform well and expressed confusion about the negative reaction. He suggested that critics might be biased against the film and pointed out that both Kraven the Hunter and Madame Web, which also faced criticism for its dialogue editing, were unfairly targeted.
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He mentioned that Venom was successful, implying that audience views can differ from those of critics. Vinciquerra also highlighted Madame Web doing well on Netflix as proof of its quality, despite its theatrical failure.
Kraven the Hunter tells the origin story of the Marvel villain Kraven, known for his hunting skills. The plot explores Kraven’s complicated relationship with his father, who is a ruthless gangster. The film stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Kraven, along with Ariana DeBose, Russell Crowe, Fred Hechinger, Alessandro Nivola, and Christopher Abbott. It was directed by J.C. Chandor, with a screenplay by Richard Wenk, Art Marcum, and Matt Holloway.
Even though it faced a lot of negative reviews and technical issues, the movie is now available for digital purchase, with a physical release scheduled for March 4th. The VFX problems, especially the instance of CGI being used on a still image, have sparked discussions online and added to the film’s poor reputation.
