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The Runner

2015

Austin Stark

Nicolas Cage, Sarah Paulson, Connie Nielsen, Wendell Pierce ...

3.8

590

Drama In the aftermath of the 2010 BP oil spill, an idealistic but flawed politician is forced to confront his dysfunctional life after his career is destroyed in a sex scandal.

	Author	Review
United States	Kyle Smith New York Post	"In 'The Runner,' the latest Nicolas Cage film to roll off his one-man assembly line of shoddy cinema, the star looks almost as tired of acting as I am of watching his acting (...) Rating: ★ (out of four)"	NEG
United States	Scott Foundas Variety	The Runner doesn’t lack for drama, but the characters are so thinly and predictably drawn, and the movie’s supposed insights into the art of political compromise so banal, that nothing catches fire.	NEG
United States	Michael Rechtshaffen Los Angeles Times	"A hollow, listless political drama that could have been a contender"	NEG
United States	Justin Lowe The Hollywood Reporter	"Promising material that would have benefited from more experienced handling (...) Stark repeatedly squanders the decent supporting cast"	NEG
United States	Chris Nashawaty Entertainment Weekly	"The Runner is a well-meaning character study with an admirably cynical ending, but it's too cold to ever fully draw you in"	NEU

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