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- Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: Excessively long, increasingly nonsensical, The Running Man is a sorry step down (from the 1987 original).
- Alex Bentley @ CultureMap Dallas
- Excerpt: The Running Man is a big misfire by Wright and a blow to Powell’s star power. On the surface, it has all the hallmarks of an action thriller with a side of social commentary, but nothing it does or says lands in any meaningful way.
- David “DC” Bolling @ DC’s Take
- Excerpt: The Running Man doesn’t come out as a winner among the director’s filmography. But it gets the job done by still being an entertaining blockbuster.
- Andrea Chase @ KillerMovieReviews.com
- Excerpt: A whip-smart cautionary thriller with genuine suspense and surprises, it asks little of us credulity-wise beyond believing that sprays of bullets unleashed by professionals will always miss when it comes to our hero. Never mind. It’s a small concession and a painless one at that for a fun film that is also a clarion call to storm a rampart or two.
- Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: As far as this year’s adaptations of dystopian Stephen King stories go, a long walk proves more stimulating than a lengthy run.
- Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: It may not break new ground, but the pure, unpretentious fun delivers exactly what good action entertainment should.
- [New] | Aaron Neuwirth @ We Live Entertainment
- Excerpt: While a bit too long for its own good, The Running Man is still a lot of fun with enough on its mind to try and convince an audience why its charismatic lead in the form of Glen Powell is meant to be so angry.
- Maxance Vincent @ La Bible Urbaine (french)
- Andrew Wyatt @ The Take-Up
- Sebastian Zavala @ MeGustaElCine.com [Spanish]
- Excerpt: I found it just as entertaining as the 1980s version, but in a completely different way; more spectacular, faster-paced, and even a little overwhelming. The film works, but fans of Wright might be slightly disappointed.
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