Running Scared
New Line Cinema | Release Date: February 24, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
41
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
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9
Mixed:
8
Negative:
13
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The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
There also are hints of Doug Liman and Tony Scott to be found in this hopped-up, bullet-riddled crime thriller, but while certain sequences pack an admitted visceral kick, the prevailing effect is one of utter overkill. Read full review
50
VarietyJustin Chang
There's no denying that viewers not prepared for the relentless stream of nasty personalities, profane invective and bone-crunching violence are in for a very long sit. Read full review
50
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Not surprisingly, everything feels begged, borrowed and stolen from other better movies, from Quentin Tarantino's exclamation-point violence to the slo-mo bullet trajectory shots from "The Matrix." Read full review
50
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
Even a talented lead couldn't save Mr. Kramer from himself. As a writer, he may have fashioned a genre-busting screenplay, one that has its postmodern cake and eats it, too, but as a director he proves himself as blood simple, if generally less adept, as any Hollywood hire. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
Running Scared's relationship to "The Cooler" is roughly that of industrial metal to a quaint torch song. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
The ugliness on display in Running Scared has neither "Sin City's" context nor its wit, and it offers little more than stylish excess for its own sake, with no clear aspirations other than to twist people's arms until they yelp "Uncle." Read full review
40
Village VoiceLuke Y. Thompson
Writer-director Wayne Kramer (The Cooler) is about as skilled at storytelling as Walker is at acting, which is to say not very. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
Running Scared is decently acted and divertingly brutal, but it's also a giant step backward for its maker. Read full review
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