RUN HIDE FIGHT [2020] IS A STUNNER OF A FILM!!!

🎥🎞️Movie Review🎞️🎥 - RUN HIDE FIGHT [2020] - R - DailyWire - Directed and written by Kyle Rankin. Produced by Amanda Presmyk & Dallas Sonnier. Starring Isabel May, Radha Mitchell, Thomas Jane, Eli Brown, Treat Williams, and Olly Sholotan. Budget $1.5 Million.

Zoe Hull [May] is an intelligent teenager who recently lost her mother. She was taught to track and hunt by her father [Jane], a military veteran, and is a proven survivor respected by teachers and most of the students at her school. On "Senior Prank Day" several mentally deranged students, many who have been bullied in the past by other prominent students as well as teachers, take over the school cafeteria by force, shooting and stabbing some students and teachers and forcing them to watch and record their terror on their phones. Images of the entire school shooting are presented online, as the school fails to act quickly enough to the shooters premeditated plans to kill many, spread dysfunction to their town, and escape in a fiery hell. In a moment of clarity while she could just run away, Zoe decides to re-enter the school and save as many students as she can; all while facing the demons of losing her mother to suicide.

THE GOOD - Casting was top notch. Isabel May performs at top level with a unique ability to shift emotions as the environment falls down around her. Some impressive low-budget effects, with solid directing during some intensely dramatic scenes. The sound was good. Cinematography was pretty impressive. Thomas Jane [also known to have once played "The Punisher"] plays a very believable military veteran and father, who sets out to take action to stop the school shooters.

THE BAD - For all of the violence, there's very little blood in the movie. Some of the scenes were shot in lower film quality and angles that keep the viewer from seeing the damage caused by the school shooters, which would have elevated the tension.

POSTMORTEM - This film is definitely a nail-biter. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time, cheering the leading actress as she progressed through the school trying her best to warn the other teachers and classmates. I understand that for many who actually lived through an experience like this film, it might be hard to see, but the ending is worth all the misery that was presented throughout the film, especially with recent events where police forces acted too slow. This low-budget indie film was purposely made to stun audiences depicting real events that brought a dark clouds in our nations weakness with the lack of student safety during school hours. 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 [4.5 of 5 Stars]

“THE EXPANSE” FIZZLES TO AN ENDING, WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE SIZZLED!

🎥🎞Series Review🎞🎥 - THE EXPANSE- [Amazon Prime] - January 14, 2022 presented the final episode to hungry views, after an outstanding six season run that had so many twist and turns at the end of each season, most fans were dying for an ending that would explain every plot line, every looped story arc, every ounce of political intrigue that was well written, well delivered by the cast, and well managed by the writers and directors of the show.

 

Two great things came out of this show, first was the expansive and ever growing plot line twists and turns and the other was the growth and performances of two actors, who took their parts to the next level; those two actors are Persian actress, Shohreh Aghdashloo, and U.S. actor, John Wesley Chatham. Both of these actors left a resounding impression on me during their six years of growth, wanting me to see and hear from them in their careers.

I found myself sitting on the edge of my seat during the last three episodes of season six thinking, “Wholly mother, this series is rewriting SciFi to an all new level!” - As each season passed, the character development was ironed out with stunning precision, the creative and robust CGI definitely helped carry the series in shocking “real life” art territory, and well, just the whole thing was leaning towards the “this could actually happen” arena of future history. The SciFi technology for this series is not too far off from what we, as space technology-minded idiots we truly are, have currently in our lives.

Led by actor Steven Strait, who during the the first season acted like he really didn’t want to be part of the show, tore through the mud and filth of obscurity and became a well polished leader of his crew. Over time, you would learn that his cold shoulder mannerisms were what the writers wanted all along. His part of the series was over shadowed by the acting talents of Thomas Jane, who played a Mike Hammer-type private detective who was trying to solve one of the biggest mysteries in the known universe, an item called the “proto molecule” - which unfortunately was never explained thoroughly.

However in Season 5, who actually cared about the mysterious molecule? A fresh and cold new bad guy arrived on the storyline, played brilliantly by Keon Alexander, who started a terroristic and perfect onslaught of mayhem to the series. For a time, the mysterious molecule was only briefly mentioned and the total dangerous from its exposure was only partly explained. The writers did a great job using the mystery to keep you off your toes, making you believe that the molecule could turn the tide to some major events that unfolded, costing the live of millions of innocent people in the series.

But, it all wasn’t meant to be. As the series entered towards the last three episodes, the main story was turned towards a poignant revenge story which could proved to the shows fans that some revenge endings can be filled with cold-hearted ruthlessness and severe actions that seem tasteless, as compared to the actions of other grimy shows like Game of Thrones. In part I’m referring to the payback potential for the character, Cammina Drummer, played brilliantly by Cara Gee, who had learned of the death of her great leader, Klaes Ashford, who had been set out into space without air or protection, by the terrorist leader, played coldly by Alexander.

In the end, the writers strayed from the revenge factor of giving Cammina a much deserved chance to end the terrorists life with her bare hands or a knife to the gut (which would have been epic) and just ended the bad guys life in a way that just made me say out loud to myself, “Oh…C’mon!” - After that the last episode just made a political charade of the ending, where there were no real answers, just another few ideas to ponder where the series “could go” from that point forth. 

I guess I expected too much after seeing so many good series flop with fruitless, well thought out endings. But I guess that this series at least had a good ending and they will be handed a good review for not completely wasting our time over the course of six years.

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 💫 [4.5 of 5 Stars]