Powell shines and the glimpses we get of Edgar Wright's typical charm make the movie fun, I just wish we had more of that.

A real lackluster, and imo annoying, ending tho

I very much enjoyed it and it was difficult to watch knowing what the situation is in the United States as I write this - I feel sorry for so many people over there (December 2025). I'm looking forward to following Glen's career and seeing what he chooses to do - he has a lot to carry, but does it well.

Face it, if Arnie wasn't in it, 1987's The Running Man would be strictly considered a B-movie. Edgar Wright's 2025 effort is a much bigger production, is more interesting, and like many name directors' 2025 output, speaks to the times. The Hunters are clearly I.C.E. agents preying on the poorest Americans, it takes place in a propaganda state where unions are illegal and health care is unattainable, and public narratives are more important than reality. To me, it's a lot of fun and aims for a punch the air, fight the power, ending, but for those who are closer to the events satirized, it may be a harder pill to swallow. There are some cool Wright-isms, though Edgar has restrained himself, perhaps to be more in line with the book's tone, but it's still recognizably in his style. Glen Powell plays the angriest man in America, righteously so, and he can do action without seeming invulnerable. If the movie has a flaw, it's that it goes on too long (one feels the novel's influence) and could have collapsed a few things (his many helpers, for example) or pruned some of the slack in between action scenes.