3/24/2023 0 Comments Runner runner![]() In Runner Runner the director sticks to the familiar trope that Central America is a lawless region full of bandits and crooked officials.Unfortunately Runner Runner is mainly set in Costa Rica, a country that has been dubbed ‘The Switzerland of the Americas’.Ī country that has the motto ‘Pure Life’ and is committed to conservation and the halting of global warming. The beautiful girl doesn’t like you at first? Don’t worry, she’ll soon get to see your bravery and courage as you’re pushed into extreme situations as the plot progresses. You play online poker and have a successful system? Ahh, of course you must be some sort of out of luck college student with a geeky-yet-loveable personality. That guy you thought was really awesome, cool and wealthy turned out to be a bit of a douche? Welcome to Runner Runner and every other film made in the entire history of the universe. The idea for this movie was either conceived by a child or developed using a ‘random Hollywood cliché generator’. If you asked an average 6-year-old to come up with a story for a film it would either be the plot to Runner Runner or something marginally better. Whereas, in Brad Furman’s case, he failed to recognise just how unglamorous online gambling would be to an audience. The directors of those films also recognised that land-based casinos are sexy, enticing and appealing to an audience. In both of those films the gambling element plays the supporting role to the real stories that are playing out in front of the viewers. Even as a snappy one line description, that sounds incredibly boring and so it turns out to be.įilms like Casino and Oceans Eleven were directed by people that knew how to balance the glamour and glitz of gambling with real-life tension and conflict. Instead he ploughed on with his film that follows a poor college student who goes bust whilst playing online poker. And it’s a mystery as to why Brad Furman thought any different when he was directing Runner Runner. That’s because it’s boring to watch someone from afar playing a video game, and it’s boring to watch someone playing online poker – even when Affleck is putting it all on the line and going all-in, the scenes just aren’t gripping. Can you think of any blockbuster films based on someone playing a video game? No, neither can we. Which isn’t a bad summation, because you are effectively playing a video game, albeit for big financial stakes. The only problem is that all of that drama and intrigue is happening in your head, to an outsider you’re just sat at a computer screen playing a game. Online poker is great! It gets the blood pumping, raises your endorphin levels and turns a run of the mill evening into an action packed one of victory or defeat. Wow, what a mind-numbingly boring movie trailer… Don’t worry, the actual film is worse.
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