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Running Scared

Thriller For over a decade Joey Gazelle (Paul Walker) has successfully juggled his conflicting roles as both loving family man and a low-level employee of the Italian Perello mob in Grimley, New Jersey. However, when Joey ignores the mob's explicit instructions to dispose of a gun used in the fatal shooting of a corrupt cop during a bungled drug buy, he unwittingly puts his entire family in immediate danger. Joey stows this incriminating piece ... [+]
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The New York Observer
The New York Observer
"An orgy of nihilistic violence that is curiously exhilarating, I am almost ashamed to say." POS
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The Guardian
The Guardian
"No one in their right minds could call this a good film, but it's certainly unique. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"  NEG
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Ebert & Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
"It's ugly and it's vile and it's disgusting and it's creepy" NEG
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Detroit News
Detroit News
"'Running Scared' may not be perfect, but it's got adrenaline, wild eyes and sleaze to spare." POS
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San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
"'Running Scared' is for people who like movies, who don't need to have a movie mean something in order to enjoy it and who can delight at the sheer craft of a story designed only to shock"  POS
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Boston Globe
Boston Globe
"[It] makes a Tony Scott movie look like a Robert Bresson picture."  NEG
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