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Run Hide Fight
2021 109 min United States of America R 16+
★5.3
Action, Crime, Thriller
Director: Kyle Rankin
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Description
A 17-year-old girl uses her wits, survival skills, and compassion to fight for her life, and those of her fellow classmates, against a group of live-streaming school shooters.
Budget:
$2M
Worldwide:
$34,561
Starring
Isabel May
Actor
Radha Mitchell
Actor
Thomas Jane
Actor
Key opinion
Run Hide Fight is a divisive hostage thriller that attempts to blend standard action tropes with the sensitive subject of school shootings. While some viewers appreciate its straightforward, non-partisan approach to a tense scenario, others criticize the film for its shallow characterizations, poor plot logic, and exploitative tone.
| Acting | Isabel May provides a strong, anchoring performance as a sardonic, resourceful teen lead who carries the film's action beats. | |
| Pacing | The pacing is effective and keeps the film dynamic, successfully delivering a suspenseful hostage-thriller atmosphere. | |
| Screenplay | The film suffers from thin, illogical plot writing regarding the motivations of the villains, the behavior of the police, and the overall narrative structure. | |
| Theme | The treatment of the subject matter is highly divisive: supporters value the focus on self-reliance and lack of political lecturing, while detractors find it exploitative, formulaic, and lacking in meaningful thematic depth. |