Jonathan Majors Scrapes the Barrel
Variety • • entertainment
Key Points:
- "Run Hide Fight: Infidels," directed by Kyle Rankin and distributed by The Daily Wire, is a standalone sequel that portrays a military veteran battling Islamic terrorists on a college campus, but its poor filmmaking undermines its political messaging.
- The film features a plot where Islamic terrorists take over a university, aiming to establish a caliphate, while characters embody exaggerated stereotypes that fail to offer nuanced perspectives on Muslims or liberals.
- The movie criticizes progressive values and empathy, depicting them as obstacles to decisive action against perceived threats, aligning with the right-wing views of its producer, Ben Shapiro.
- Despite its Islamophobic themes, the film has been described as more ridiculous than offensive, lacking the depth to meaningfully explore the viewpoints it caricatures.
- Jonathan Majors delivers a disengaged performance, and overall the film is likely to appeal mainly to audiences hostile to progressive ideals, while others may find it artistically lacking and politically shallow.
