Running scared is a reasonably tense crime movie. The plot twists and turns throughout the movie, and includes some extremely nasty sections I'd rather not dwell on. If you like bleak, grimy movies with a variety of criminal types all set with their own motivations, infirmities and terribly unwise decisions (that make their station in life a lot less surprising), this movie starts great.
Unfortunately, when the plot winds down and crucial secrets are revealed, everything falls to pieces rather than fall into place. In the light of the clues revealed in the end, many events make no sense at all. In the end, the viewer is finally let in on secrets at least one character must have known all along - yet his decisions throughout the movie do not reflect that. Don't bother trying to puzzle this movie out: Running scared has an unexpected ending because the plot just does not connect.
Unfortunately, when the plot winds down and crucial secrets are revealed, everything falls to pieces rather than fall into place. In the light of the clues revealed in the end, many events make no sense at all. In the end, the viewer is finally let in on secrets at least one character must have known all along - yet his decisions throughout the movie do not reflect that. Don't bother trying to puzzle this movie out: Running scared has an unexpected ending because the plot just does not connect.