
After a drug-op gone bad, Joey Gazelle is put in charge of disposing the gun that shot a dirty cop. But things go wrong for Joey after a neighbor kid stole the gun and used it to shoot his abusive father. Now Joey has to find that kid and the gun before the police and the mob do.... (Full plot summary below)
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After a drug-op gone bad, Joey Gazelle is put in charge of disposing the gun that shot a dirty cop. But things go wrong for Joey after a neighbor kid stole the gun and used it to shoot his abusive father. Now Joey has to find that kid and the gun before the police and the mob do.
Leave your thoughts about Running Scared.
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleIt's a pumped-up, intricate and fast-moving yarn that never flags and continues to play out in unexpected ways as it unravels. |
| Portland OregonianM. E. RussellPaul "Surfer Boy" Walker turns in a very credible action performance if you give him a Jersey accent, cover him in grime and beat the ever-loving tar out of him for two hours. |
| Miami HeraldRene RodriguezRunning Scared is a vicious and brutal B-movie jacked up to hysterical, hallucinatory proportions -- a pulpy, violent action picture that torments the viewer as much as its characters, and I mean that as a compliment. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliIf you like kinetic movies about crime, criminals, and all sorts of bad behavior, Running Scared will catch and hold your attention. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertGoes so far over the top, it circumnavigates the top and doubles back on itself; it's the Mobius Strip of over-the-topness. I am in awe. It throws in everything but the kitchen sink. Then it throws in the kitchen sink, too, and the combo washer-dryer in the laundry room, while the hero and his wife are having sex on top of it. |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaIf Running Scared had come out in 1994, before "Pulp Fiction," it - and Kramer - would be hailed as blazingly original. But questions of originality notwithstanding, there's plenty of blazing going on here. |
| TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghIt's way too violent and perversely excessive for many tastes, but there's more to its outrages than meets the eye, and that second look is well worth taking. |
| Film ThreatMichael FerraroAn overly ambitious guilty pleasure with enough action and violence to keep you interested, it just doesn’t have much else. |
| PremiereJessica LetkemannUltimately, it is a serviceable, well-made thriller that earns its R rating. |
| The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThere also are hints of Doug Liman and Tony Scott to be found in this hopped-up, bullet-riddled crime thriller, but while certain sequences pack an admitted visceral kick, the prevailing effect is one of utter overkill. |