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Runner, Runner

2013

Brad Furman

Ben Affleck, Justin Timberlake, Gemma Arterton, Anthony Mackie ...

4.6

6,547

Thriller. Mystery. Drama Richie Furst (Justin Timberlake) is a Princeton grad student who believes he’s been swindled by online gambling tycoon Ivan Block (Ben Affleck). Determined to confront the owner of the corrupt gambling site face to face, Richie travels all the way to Costa Rica. However, once there Richie becomes seduced by Block’s promises of riches and becomes his right-hand man. After uncovering the disturbing truth behind Block, Richie’s ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"An uncompelling, sketchy telling of an intriguing crime story."	NEG
United States	Andrew Barker Variety	"Despite [its] stacked deck of a cast, 'Runner Runner' adds up to little more than a charmless, paint-by-numbers thriller."	NEG
United Kingdom	Xan Brooks The Guardian	"This is a lazy, trashy film that barely goes through the motions. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of five)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Tim Robey Telegraph	"'Runner Runner' starts off with a solid draw, then folds on the flop. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"	NEU
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"One of the film's biggest problems is that Richie is an unsympathetic and rather dim character. The badly drawn role does the likable Timberlake no favors. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"	NEU
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"It feels like a halfhearted bluff and has the stale smell of yesterday’s after-shave."	NEG

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