Minute Action Movie Sets a New Rotten Tomatoes Record
Comic Book Resources • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Gal Gadot's latest film, The Runner, has received the lowest ratings of her career on Rotten Tomatoes, with a 9% critic score and a 31% audience score, continuing a three-year trend of negative reviews.
- Despite poor critical reception, The Runner became a streaming success on Prime Video, quickly rising to No. 1 globally and topping charts in 38 countries, including the U.S.
- Critics largely panned the film for its lack of originality and Gadot's performance, describing it as a clichéd and unengaging thriller, though a few reviewers praised its cinematic execution.
- The Runner follows Gadot as a prosecuting attorney forced to run through London to save her abducted son, with the film drawing comparisons to the Taken franchise.
- Previous Gadot projects like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and In the Hand of Dante also faced mixed to negative reviews, highlighting a recent pattern of underwhelming critical response despite audience interest.
