The Running Man (2025) Review - It's Way Better Than You Were Told

I went into The Running Man (2025) expecting a mess. Bad reviews. Weak box office. YouTubers telling me what I’m “supposed” to think. Instead? I had a blast. This is a full, no-filter breakdown of Edgar Wright’s The Running Man remake, what works, what doesn’t, and why so many people seem determined to hate it on principle. Glen Powell as Ben Richards. Josh Brolin as the villain. A nonstop pace people bizarrely claim is “too slow.” We’re talking casting choices, modern Hollywood habits, box-checking, villains who don’t intimidate, runtime complaints, class warfare themes, and why this movie feels more like Running Scared than anything people keep comparing it to. This is NOT high art. It’s a loud, dumb, entertaining action movie, and sometimes that’s enough. If you still form opinions based on what you actually see instead of what the internet tells you to think, this one’s for you. Watch it. Or don’t. But if you’re mad already, hit the comments. I’ll meet you there. #TheRunningMan #RunningMan2025 #MovieReview #FilmCommentary #EdgarWright #GlenPowell #JoshBrolin #ActionMovies #MovieTalk #Hollywood #BadReviews #PopcornMovie #DystopianMovies #FilmCriticism