Review of Running on Empty (1988) by Jonathan Rosenbaum for Chicago Reader — 17 Dec 2001
The weaknesses of the film are twofold: an inability to convey any convincing grasp of the present beyond the family's present (and ongoing) situation, and a belt-and-suspenders heavyhandedness that has always been Lumet's biggest stumbling block in driving home a dramatic climax.
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This review of Running on Empty (1988) was written by Jonathan Rosenbaum and published by Chicago Reader on 17 Dec 2001.
Running on Empty has generally received positive reviews.
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