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Running Scared

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I reviewed the movie Crank recently. A film about a guy who has to keep his adrenaline above a certain level to prevent death. Well, if the writer of Crank had seen Running Scared he wouldn't have continued writing his script.

Now, you can see I gave this one four stars. And it stars Paul Walker, who, as fans of this blog will know, if one of my least favourite actors. The reason I give it four stars is because from start to finish, this one never lets us. Its non-stop, balls-to-the-walls action. But its not just action. There's a really good story in it. And good actors (not Paul Walker), who act well (surprisingly, Paul Walker). Its a blitzkrieg of bullets, profanity and grimy movie-making.

Walker plays a second banana to a mafia figure head. When a drug deal goes sour, and some police are killed, he's given the task of hiding the murder weapons. But when the neighbour boy finds the weapon and shoots his abusive father, the gun hits the streets once again. This is the beginning of 18 hours of trouble our Fast, as well as Furious, friend.

This is one of those movies like Die Hard and Speed where each time something bad happens, you think, 'Can it get any worse?' Somehow, it does manage to keep getting worse. And it snowballs into the most impossibly bad evening anyone in their right mind could ever imagine having. But it makes a helluva movie!

Now, there aren't many Paul Walker movies I can recommend. If you look back in the archives, I think there is a review of Into the Blue starring our friend, which didn't get a good starred rating. Not even Jessica Alba in a bathing suit helped. But there's something dark and dingy and awesome about this movie. I've seen it more than once, and have stated that it is truly an amazing movie. I highly recommend this one. You gotta check it out.