Sci-Fi The Running Man Remake with Edgar Wright!

[Spider-Fan]

I don't see this being a crowd pleaser and not a critic movie applying here because Edgar Wright traditionally has been a darling from critics. So this very much worries me

 

[C. Lee]

My wife says she and a couple of friends from work are planning to go see it. They think Powell is cute.

 

[Hurm...]

Have those ever diverged for Wright?

I've been worried about this movie since the first trailer. Something about it has always looked off and not just the switch to digital. Which does look bad.

I don't think it's ever diverged for Wright, but there's a first for everything!

I'm with you on the cinematography -- it doesn't look good at all. Wright's stuck to shooting on film for all of his projects (I think). I wonder why he made the switch here.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

My wife says she and a couple of friends from work are planning to go see it. They think Powell is cute.

Hope they enjoy themselves.

 

[:eek:]

"The Running Man" Reviews Are In

The reviews are in, and so far the response to Edgar Wright’s new interpretation of Stephen King’s “The Running Man” novel has met a mixed response. With 66 reviews counted, the film sits at just 62% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 59/100 on Metacritic, putting it firmly in the mixed range and the...

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[Spider-Fan]

Up to 64% and I watched several reviews, and it feels like the consensus I am seeing is amongst those reviews I saw was that the movie isn't bad and is in fact good, but feels like a generic studio movie and not an Edgar Wright movie. Very disappointing if that's the case here. Heard the phrase "The least Edgar Wright movie that Edgar Wright ever made" several times