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With the Edgar Wright-directed The Running Man, Powell uses his face in a new way, putting it through the wringer as his angry, angry hero Ben Richards does his damndest to survive the entire continental United States hunting him. It’s Powell’s expression work, coupled with a committed physical performance (which he shares with stunt double Danny Downey), that gives The Running Man a compelling, magnetic core. Powell is the reason to see The Running Man.
Read MoreHit Man is Richard Linklater’s latest movie about the double life of a college professor who wants to live the philosophy he teaches. The story follows Gary (Glen Powell), who moonlights with an undercover law enforcement team that extracts confessions from homicide solicitors. He doesn’t pose as a hitman, though. He’s one of the techs in the van that does whatever a tech-in-a-van does.
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