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Title : The Runner (2015)
Category: Movies

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Rating : 3.4
Buyer Review : 17









Review :
A disturbing but worthwile film
There has been some very harsh criticism of this film even with N. Cages outstanding performance. Unlike many I did not find this story too slow or boring or "staid", nor do I see this as a redemption story unless you consider selling out your most important ideals as 'redemptive'. Instead this is an emotionally complex story about a man who has every intention of doing the right thing, someone who wants to rise to the occasion but find the forces of power around him unwilling to give him sway in the direction he wants to go. This character is an alcoholic, needy for love and public acceptance. He faces political scandal, a rocky marriage and is burdened with the needs of some 500,000 powerless people who need him to fight on their behalf.

The message of this film is disturbing but honest; the money bags are in control of our lives and our democracy, they can back a man with good intentions back into a corner until he gives in. The journalist Chris Hedges often says...
A rare new Cage film that's actually GOOD
A film that definitely should be considered, along with The Frozen Ground and Joe, as a pretty good addition to Nicolas Cage's filmography as he goes into the straight to dvd/vod portion of his career. The Runner is a surprisingly good movie about a Louisiana Congressman, while trying to help his community in the wake of the BP oil spill, has his career derailed because of a sex scandal and tries to redeem himself in the eyes of the people he feels he let down.

Movie provides a really interesting, sobering look at politics and just exactly who the power players are how they make things happen. How they can create and takedown superstars as they please and how easily politicians can be bought by various industries. In addition to a great performance by Cage, there are great performances by Peter Fonda, Connie Nielson, Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce in smaller roles. Only downfall of the movie is its short running time. Movie is about 85 minutes long before the credits...
Nicholas Cage is a good actor for this role

Nicholas Cage is a good actor for this role. It is a film based on politics and moral choices. Cage convincingly portrays a politician who wants to make the correct decisions for the people who voted for him, but ultimately decides to sacrifices them, to save himself from his own morally bad choices, showing how closely tied a politicians personal choices and political decisions can .be. And how other people can manipulate politics behind the scenes without the public even knowing about it.