Wrestler Steve Austin (“Maximum Conviction”, “The Condemned”) stars in the surprisingly good “Hunt To Kill”. This is a really enjoyable action flick that feels like a cross between “Cliffhanger” and “Predator”. It packs a real punch and features some entertaining performances.

Jim Rhodes (Austin) is a border agent based in Montana. He is mourning the death of his partner (Eric Roberts “The Dark Knight”) and trying to bond with his daughter (Marie Avgeropoulos). A group of criminals are trying to hunt down a rogue member of their group after he escapes with the money after a successful heist. Rhodes and his daughter find themselves forced to guide the bad guys through the wilderness.

While Austin is definitely not the best actor out there, he plays to his strengths here. He is very convincing as a guy that knows how to survive in hostile environments. The daughter, Kim, is entertaining. Gil Bellows (“The Shawshank Redemption”) is really enjoyable as the main baddie, Banks. He’s clearly having fun with the role. Martial artist Gary Daniels (“Rage”) is good as Jensen and he gets to have an engaging fight with Austin. Eric Roberts is good here so it’s a real shame that he only appears in the opening scene.

“Hunt To Kill” is a fun movie. I really like the forest environment that the characters are in, there are some enjoyably goofy moments that you only find in action movies and I think some of the performances are actually pretty good. I enjoyed this more some of Austin’s other films such as “The Condemned” as I think the editing on the action sequences is much better here. If you like action movies from the 80s and 90s then this is done in a similar style and it’s really worth checking out. It’s obvious the filmmakers were raised on “Rambo”, “Commando”, “Predator” and other similar movies.