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February 24, 2006
At the Movies: Nasty, brutish and two hours long
By DAVID GERMAIN
AP Movie Writer
AP Movie Writer
There are sophomore slumps, and then there's Wayne Kramer's "Running Scared," the bloody, awful follow-up to his fairly engaging, terrifically performed theatrical debut, "The Cooler."
| RUNNING SCARED |
 Director: Wayne Kramer Cast: Paul Walker, Vera Farmiga, Cameron Bright, Karel Roden, Chazz Palminteri Rating: R for pervasive strong brutal violence and language, sexuality and drug content Running time: 122 minutes |
With the cops-and-mobsters tale "Running Scared," writer-director Kramer loads up on gruesome carnage, flashy, hyperkinetic cuts and other camera techniques, deafening gunfire, bad Jersey accents and enough profanity to put the boys of "Reservoir Dogs" to shame.
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