Review of Runner Runner (2013) by Steve C — 04 Feb 2014

One of the most boring movies of the year.

This review of Runner Runner (2013) was written by Steve C on 04 Feb 2014.

Runner Runner has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Albertus A (103) on 07 Nov 2015

Recycled plot, it has your typical Male Hero and you typical Damsel in Distress, there was no suspense and I did not give a damn whether the…

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By Leo K (530) on 11 Feb 2015

Found this boring and slow waste of a decent cast and was extra disappointed due to a solid enough opening 10 minutes…

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By Dean T (84) on 05 Sep 2014

Not worth watching by a long shot. Justin Timberlake should stop making movies…

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By Shawn M (1,280) on 18 Oct 2014

There is nothing positive I can say about Runner Runner because it is a complete mess with very lackluster performances…

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By Kevin R (2,184) on 25 Jan 2015

A horrendous film. About the best that can be said about it is that the actors gave okay performances given what they were working with…

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By Sarah Gopaul (223) for Digital Journal (223) on 25 Oct 2018

While the script seems very concerned with the formula, it glosses over the details…

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By Elle M (60) on 04 Nov 2014

A bit of a flat movie, felt like something was missing, not much going on, no grit…

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By Nathan Bartlebaugh (95) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 21 Jun 2016

There may have been a good movie somewhere in Runner Runner but it's not even in sight as it stands nows…

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By Simon G (367) on 16 Dec 2014

Runner Runner is quite interesting for most of the film and that was good enough for me…

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By Russell R (256) on 05 Mar 2018

Critics must not have watched the same movie I did, because this was definitely one of the best movies I've ever seen…

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