this is the dull and boring story of the BP oil spill, seen through the eyes of a local congressman.
Cage is an idealistic (don't get hyped) congressman who fights for the little people. He takes on the oil giants but faces obstacles. Some character flaws are thrown in to make the film more interesting (yet they never weigh in to the story).
Then the obstacles prove to be too much and he has to sell out to try to survive.
That's it. This is the whole film.
I imagine at some point the writers decided this was a good subject to discuss, akin to what An Incovenient Truth did years earlier. Sure, i was as shocked as everyone else about the oil spill, but in the end this "film" seems to be more of a dramatised documentary aimed at informing those 5-6 Americans left on the planet who are not aware that the spill happened, or that Big Oil has money in politics, of said facts.
In other words, if you are not a complete moron and can figure out these very basic fact by yourself, like everyone else on the planet, you don't need The Runner.
No need to push this review any further. Don't watch it, it's horrible.
My Vote: 4/10 - waste of good film; no wait, not film, digital tape. Film is an oil by-product.
Cage is an idealistic (don't get hyped) congressman who fights for the little people. He takes on the oil giants but faces obstacles. Some character flaws are thrown in to make the film more interesting (yet they never weigh in to the story).
Then the obstacles prove to be too much and he has to sell out to try to survive.
That's it. This is the whole film.
I imagine at some point the writers decided this was a good subject to discuss, akin to what An Incovenient Truth did years earlier. Sure, i was as shocked as everyone else about the oil spill, but in the end this "film" seems to be more of a dramatised documentary aimed at informing those 5-6 Americans left on the planet who are not aware that the spill happened, or that Big Oil has money in politics, of said facts.
In other words, if you are not a complete moron and can figure out these very basic fact by yourself, like everyone else on the planet, you don't need The Runner.
No need to push this review any further. Don't watch it, it's horrible.
My Vote: 4/10 - waste of good film; no wait, not film, digital tape. Film is an oil by-product.