Run Hide Fight movie review 2021

MOVIE TITLE: Run Hide Fight

Available now on THE DAILY WIRE streaming service

RATING: R

LENGTH: 1 hour 49 minutes

Movie Review Mom GRADE: B+

IN A NUTSHELL:

In an active shooter situation, you have 3 options: Run, Hide, or Fight. This action thriller touches on an extremely sensitive subject: a school shooting. Because this movie is being brought to streaming by the conservative talk show channel THE DAILY WIRE, liberal film critics are trashing it, giving it an incredibly low score of 30% on Rotten Tomatoes; however, the audience score is an impressive 92%! Similar scores from liberal film critics on other sites show the same biased disparity between the “experts” and real people. Politics aside, the film packs a punch.

If social media buzz sells movie tickets, THE DAILY WIRE is off to a great start. It’s their first film to be released by the media company, which includes hosts like Ben Shapiro, Matt Walsh, and Michael Knowles. The film launched on Ben Shapiro’s birthday, January 15. When I heard this media company was going to get into the entertainment industry, I assumed their movies would be religious in tone to offer a kinder, gentler version of family-friendly movie entertainment. Wow, was I surprised. This wasn’t what I expected at all.

TIPS FOR PARENTS:

Profanity and lots of F-bombs
Lots of violence with guns and knives
Lots of bloody deaths
Explosions, fire, and destruction
Lockdown situation at school with dangerous intruders
A woman takes off her shirt but is mostly covered.

THEMES:

Courage and cowardice
Sacrifice
Selflessness
The power of social media
Family
Bueurocracy in the American school system
The 2nd Amendment
Hope

THINGS I LIKED:

Isabel May is probably new to most viewers, as she recently made her debut in 2018 on the Netflix sitcom “Alexa & Katie.” She gives a fierce performance.
In addition to the young lead, there is a cast full of equally talented young actors I’d like to see more from like Eli Brown, Olly Sholotan, and Cyrus Arnold.
Thomas Jane, Treat Williams, and Radha Mitchell are the leading adults in the story.
The casting displays a lot of diversity, just like real high schools in America today.
Almost non-stop action once the protagonist gets to school in the morning. You really feel the tension.
It’s extremely intense and keeps you wondering how you would react in similar situations.
If you’re a fan of the 2nd Amendment in the US Constitution, you’ll be pleased to see that the movie illustrates very well that the problem isn’t the gun, but the person behind it.
The movie was written and directed by Kyle Rankin.
The movie’s title takes its inspiration from a side story between a mother and daughter. That element of the movie was quite touching. No spoilers here…
It felt pretty realistic.

THINGS I DIDN’T LIKE:

It doesn’t give you a lot of backstories to explain the motivations of the various villains. They’re a bit over-the-top at times.
The police department is portrayed as almost useless.
There are some cringe-worthy acting moments, particularly with the Extras.
Some of the special effects look pretty fake.

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