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5.7/10 • 2.5K

2009-09-031h 35m

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In the near future, you don't live to play... you'll play to live.

Mind-control technology has taken society by a storm, a multiplayer on-line game called "Slayers" allows players to control human prisoners in mass-scale. Simon controls Kable, the online champion of the game. Kable's ultimate challenge becomes regaining his identity and independence by defeating the game's mastermind.

Directors
Brian Taylor, Mark Neveldine
Writters
Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Editors
Doobie White

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Gerard Butler

    Gerard Butler

    Kable

  2. Amber Valletta

    Amber Valletta

    Angie

  3. Michael C. Hall

    Michael C. Hall

    Ken Castle

  4. Kyra Sedgwick

    Kyra Sedgwick

    Gina Parker Smith

  5. Logan Lerman

    Logan Lerman

    Simon

  6. Alison Lohman

    Alison Lohman

    Trace

  7. Terry Crews

    Terry Crews

    Hackman

  8. Ramsey Moore

    Ramsey Moore

    Gorge

  9. Ludacris

    Ludacris

    Humanz Brother

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jw

Jan 11, 2022

4/10

Running Man with a dash of Facebook Running Man with a dash of Facebook, and not much more. Maybe more the book Running Man, less the Schwarzenegger thing. But essentially, it's that story - bits of which have been filmed numerous times. The logistics and the logic in this story don't add up. Unclear rules and chaotic action scenes permanently maxed-out on violence make it impossible to either feel the danger, or compassion with the protagonists during the battles. And outside the battles, there is not much suspense either, nor acting possibilites, nor dialogue, let alone character development. Even the technobabble is off. Oh, and the CGI at start is sub-par, even for its day. (Hint: If you can't afford to do it with good CGI, use physical effects instead.) If you want your fix on "action without too much brains", watch something like Hardcore Henry; if you want something somewhat clever and entertaining on the topic, read the book "The Running Man". This movie is a waste of time.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$50,000,000.00
Revenue
$40,800,000.00
Keywords
mind controlprisonervideo gamedystopiagun battlewrongful imprisonmentwrongful convictiononline gaming2030sdeath gamenot too distant future