See How They Run

9/11/2022

Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan gel really well together in this rather entertaining spoof of all thing Agatha Christie. The latter is the newbie constable "Stalker" - an enthusiastic young woman who is saddled on the experienced, gin-loving, inspector "Stoppard" when the pretty unlikeable film director "Köpernick" (Adrien Brody) is beaten to death with a sewing machine! It turns out that he had just been engaged to direct a big screen version of the legendary "Mousetrap" play that had just celebrated it's hundredth performance at London's Ambassador's Theatre. What now ensues is a really engaging whodunit with flashbacks galore as the two police officers have to learn to trust each other as well as to handle the high drama amongst a cast of thespians, an avaricious producer and, of course,

1/2/2023

See How They Run meddles through its runtime in mediocrity until the final 20 minutes (which are fantastic!). Not horrible overall, but not worth a repeat. See How They Run lagged along for about the first hour of the movie but really picked up and entertained in the final act. Saoirse Ronan's performance brought some charm to a fairly bland film. There were hidden jokes and puns throughout that, if caught, would give you a chuckle, but overall this campy whodunit failed to amuse. While the majority of the film was disappointing, the film's climax and resolution delighted with funny drama, meta plot twists, and even a breaking of the fourth wall. I would have loved it if the rest of the movie had been as good as the ending. But it made me endure the slow first hour and fifteen minutes b

6/12/2025

SEE HOW THEY RUN IS A 2022 MOVIE. GRADE: B-. (HULU). > It has a strong #WesAnderson feel. A couple of weeks ago the quirky director Wes Anderson released his newest movie #ThePhoenicianScheme. There have been plenty of ads for it, that’s for sure. #SeeHowTheyRun is a 2022 movie now on #HULU set in the year 1953 with lots of contemporary name-dropping which I love. It has the same “murder mystery made funny” look as most Anderson films. Is director #TomGeorge yet another genius of the method or just a Wes wannabe? It made less than 10 million dollars in the U.S...so…Before you chuckle, let’s wait and see what The Phoenician Scheme grosses! #streamingbanter.