RUNNER RUNNER
review by
ANIZ FILMVALA
*****
STORY.
Richie Furst is a Princeton University student who is cheated out of his tuition money by playing online poker. When he learns that the site is hosted from a remote island location, he goes to confront the site's corrupt owner, Ivan Block, but is lured into becoming Ivan's protégé and right-hand man. Their relationship starts to reach a boiling point all while an FBI agent, Shavers, tries to use Richie to bring Ivan down.
Richie, in collaboration with the FBI's Agent Shavers, tricks Block into thinking he has escaped to Antigua, while in fact he's on Puerto Rico, part of The US. He was subsequently arrested. During the arrest Richie and Rebecca board the private jet they arrived on, managing to leave the island. Shavers is then handed a USB stick, holding incriminating evidence against Block, hence making Furst a free man.
CRITIC VIEW.
Justin Timberlake is less charming here than usual. He imparts inharmonious notes of bad temper and privilege to Richie the character which he plays.
Runner Runner" is a unmoving staged drama of vengeance and gambling tricks which is not able to mark it legacy in such genre of films.
As the movie starts as a capacity to develop, succeed, or become something in the world of online gambling hastily turns into a weary tale of two whose power, achievement, intellect are extraordinarily impressive.Leaving you in desolation.
A film on such a intrigue plot could have been a utilitarian edge of the seat thriller is disfigured in the making and final climax which is also not extraordinarily impressive.
Ben Affleck brings a kind of emotionless ,dishonest and immoral act to the character ivan which is truly applaud able.
Gemma Arterton [Rebecca] is projected to arouse sexual desire to your spare time where you have not much to engage on.
CAST.
Directed by Brad Furman
Produced by Arnon Milchan,Jennifer Davisson Killoran,Leonardo DiCaprio,Michael Shamberg,Stacey Sher
Written by Brian Koppelman,David Levien
Starring Justin Timberlake,Gemma Arterton,Anthony Mackie,Ben Affleck
Music by Christophe Beck
Cinematography Mauro Fiore
Editing by Jeff McEvoy
Studio Regency Enterprises,Appian Way Productions,Double Feature Films
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
