Glen Powell‘s new movie The Running Man just hit theaters, and viewers are weighing in!
The movie is based on the novel by Stephen King, and is directed by Edgar Wright.
Here’s the synopsis: “In a near-future society, The Running Man is the top-rated show on television—a deadly competition where contestants, known as Runners, must survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins, with every move broadcast to a bloodthirsty public and each day bringing a greater cash reward. Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards (Powell) is convinced by the show’s charming but ruthless producer, Dan Killian (Josh Brolin), to enter the game as a last resort. But Ben’s defiance, instincts, and grit turn him into an unexpected fan favorite—and a threat to the entire system. As ratings skyrocket, so does the danger, and Ben must outwit not just the Hunters, but a nation addicted to watching him fall.”
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The movie currently has a 64% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with an 80% audience score.
Time Magazine calls it “just a slog.”
Vulture says “The Running Man is just close enough to our reality for what it’s missing to feel hopelessly distracting, and what it’s missing, more than anything, are the online forces shaping our reality.”
AV Club gave it a B-, writing: “The movie succeeds on the level of invigorating pop entertainment more often that not, at least until it overstays its welcome in a distended, herky-jerk final half-hour.”
The Washington Post gave it 3.5 out of 4, writing: “Wright has an appealing and spry leading man in Glen Powell, who channels the boiling rage of his accidental-insurgent character, Ben Richards, far more persuasively than Ah-nold did.”
The New York Times says: “There’s nothing wrong (or incorrect!) about either Wright’s desire to please or the righteousness, and at times you can sense a bit of anger wafting off the screen, even if Wright and Powell mostly seem to be having a very good time.”
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