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Running Scared

Overview

Genre :

Action, Drama

Release Date :

February 24, 2006

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Wayne Kramer

Starring :

Paul Walker, Cameron Bright, Vera Farmiga, Chazz Palminteri, Johnny Messner, Alex Neuberger, Karel Roden, Ivana Milicevic, Bruce Altman

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  1 of 5 [Rate It]

2 of 5

“..the clunky storytelling undermines any real tension we might feel..”
by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall]
7 of 10

“..Outrageously entertaining..”
by Paul Greenwood [Future Movies]
1.5 of 5

“..one of the most repugnant, disheartening experiences you'll ever have the displeasure to sit through this year..”
by Vince Leo [Qwipster's Movie Reviews]
2 of 5

“..just about passable as a forgettable Friday night action flick..”
by Matthew Turner [ViewLondon]
3 of 5

“..is not perfect, but it's far from being a failure..”
by Gator MacReady [Iofilm]
1 of 5

“..Everything about Running Scared is overbaked..”
by Paul Arendt [BBC Films]
6 of 10
Reviewed by Mel Valentin [Movie-Vault]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Scott Weinberg [EFilmCritic]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Roger Moore [The Dallas Morning News]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Michael Ferraro [Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice]
3 of 5
Reviewed by David Thomas [Filmcritic]
3 of 4
Reviewed by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Eric Lurio [Greenwich Village Gazette]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Gator MacReady [Iofilm]
3 of 5
Reviewed by David Edwards [London Daily Mirror]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Sara M. Fetters [MovieFreak]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Scott Brown [Entertainment Weekly]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Bill White [Seattle Post-Intelligencer]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Pam Grady [Reel]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Barbara Vancheri [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Gene Seymour [Newsday]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Andrew Pulver [The Guardian]
2 of 10
Reviewed by Scott Chitwood [Comingsoon]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Randy Cordova [The Arizona Republic]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News]
1.5 of 5
Reviewed by Joshua Tyler [Cinema Blend]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Joe Williams [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Ed Blank [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Meg Jones [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
1 of 4
Reviewed by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
1 of 4
Reviewed by Allison Benedikt [Chicago Tribune]
1 of 4
Reviewed by Jeff Vice [Deseret News, Salt Lake City]
1 of 4
Reviewed by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
Reviewed by Michael Rechtshaffen [The Hollywood Reporter]
Reviewed by Steve Schneider [Orlando Weekly]
Reviewed by Janet Smith [Georgia Straight]
Reviewed by [E! Online]
Reviewed by Mark Keizer [Boxoffice Magazine]

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