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The Running Man | Average Guy Movie Review

With a sick daughter, and unable to find work, Ben Richards (Glen Powell) volunteers to be a contestant on the most dangerous show on television. If he survives for 30 days on the run, he will win $1 billion. But the network doesn’t exactly play fair. Hot on his trail are a team of hunters, and a population baying for blood. All of whom believe it’s in their best interests to hunt Richards down. If you've ever watched  Hunted , you've got a pretty good idea of what you're in for with The Running Man . Edgar Wright's striking adaptation of Stephen King's Richard Bachman novel has much the same feel as the Channel 4  show. Although the ex-cops and former soldiers who hunt down random celebrities and members of the public aren't allowed to actually kill them like the Hunters in The Running Man  - all of whom are a curious combo of military gear and gimp attire . Which certainly gives Wright and his movie an edge. As does Colman Domingo as the wonderfully flamboyant...