Review of The Runaways (2010) by Rory D — 23 Feb 2011
I know The Runaways was all... indie or whatever, but despite the paint by numbers plot points and heavily cliched script, a bigger budget really could've helped this movie. Kristen Stewart trades in her play-with-my-hair-and-bite-my-bottom-lip acting style for straight-up skulking as Joan Jett and Dakota Fanning did something kind of different, so.
.. yay. The direction kind of annoyed me, especially during the concert scenes that were slightly less ADD than any given music video. The first hour was pretty good but the last act switched gears so abruptly from a plot standpoint with little to no explanation.
That's kind of odd considering you expected it to happen. The soundtrack was amazing but Michael Shannon stole the show and The Runaways is worth watching for him alone. Besides that, just so-so..
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This review of The Runaways (2010) was written by Rory D on 23 Feb 2011.
The Runaways has generally received positive reviews.
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