Teenage Chloe deals with a number of challenges: she's confined to a wheelchair, has diabetes, asthma, and still more health conditions. Her mother Diane has taken care of her all her life... but now Chloe is planning for college. And in the process, dark secrets begin to come to light.
Quite honestly, this movie is beneath Sarah Paulson. But because she's so good in everything, with a proven track record of making basically anything feel credible, this movie turns out to be a fun (if sometimes a little cheesy) ride. Think Fatal Attraction for Glenn Close, or Misery for Kathy Bates. If you think you'd enjoy watching Sarah Paulson take a turn at "bringing the crazy," this movie is for you.
Run is a tight little movie at less than 90 minutes. It seems to recognize that there isn't a lot of meat on this particular bone, though there are certainly some delicious bites to be had. The script is crafted efficiently take you from one fun suspense set piece to the next, and it doesn't overstay its welcome.
It's also essentially a two-hander, and fortunately it's not just Sarah Paulson who does good work. The character of Chloe is actually the lead here, and she's played capably by Kiera Allen. You have to be able to root for the protagonist here, or the whole story isn't going to work at all. Fortunately, that's not an issue.
I wish I could say a bit more, but with few actors and such a tight story, there's simply not much else I could say that wouldn't spoil the charms for fans of this movie genre. So I'll simply get right to it and give Run a B-. It's not a "must see" movie, but I think it will appeal to some -- and I've probably already said enough for those people to know who they are.
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