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 MorePaul Michael Glaser’s The Running Man bottles up all the absurdity lovingly found in any great ‘80s action flick, but uncorking it almost 40 years later proves that some of the absurdity has matured into a shockingly accurate dystopian satire.
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