Ok guys this is one that you may have missed. I remember seeing the trailer for Running Scared and was really intrigued, but after it came out I never heard much about it. I went to Blockbuster a while back and found it and remembered how good it looked so I gave it a shot.Paul Walker plays as Joey Gazelle, who is basically a clean up man for the mob. After a drug operation goes wrong and a dirty cop dies, the mob gives Joey the job of disposing the gun that killed the cop. Now instead of throwing the gun in the river, Joey hides the snub-nosed .38 in a secret compartment in his basement. What Joey doesn't know is that his son Nicky and best friend Oleg were down there and now have seen Joey putting the gun away.
Oleg lives in a abusive home where his russian father has a sick obsession with John Wayne. When Oleg's father Anzor beats his mother one night, he runs and steals the gun that Joey hid. Oleg shoots his father and runs away. After this all hell breaks loose. Now Anzor, who ends up being a key part in the russian mob has his goons chasing and looking for Oleg, while the mob with Joey is now looking for the kid as well. Apart from that, now Joey needs to find the kid and the gun before the two mob branches do.
This is a really good movie, especially if you know nothing about it. The best thing I like about the movie is the camera angles that the director uses. There are many creative camera elements that make the movie stand out. If you have not seen or heard of this movie, give it a shot, it's very entertaining and intense.
2 comments:
Right on, I didn't think anyone else had heard of this movie!
Paul Walker's a great actor. Excellent post, man.
Holy shit, that sounds beyond amazing. Just the story in itself plus you add Paul Walker, who I like his movies. I must check this out next, hopefully it will be at buybacks! =)
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