Run the Race Review

Run the Race started off as a decent religious film with a lot of promise but did not stick the landing. This movie is about two brothers, who are both sports stars, that face escalating problems as their two opposing worldviews affect their relationship. Tanner Stine gives a good performance. His delivery is sometimes wooden, but he sold a few key emotional beats well. Evan Hofer gives a decent performance. He fails to convey much emotion but he has realistic chemistry with Stine. Their dynamic felt like real brothers. Kelsey Reinhardt gives an okay performance. She has good chemistry with Stine but some of her delivery is unintentionally hilarious. Kristoffer Polaha's performance was good when he only had to play a drunk, but when the script asked him to convey emotion he failed. Mykelti Williamson and Frances Fisher's performances are quite bad but their not in the film much. Chris Dowling's direction is fine, but he never did anything unique. The script is a gigantic mixed bag. The dialogue ranges from fine to cringy and unintentionally hilarious. However, I was willing to forgive a lot because it was being extremely professional and realistic about its religious elements. I was shocked by how fair they were being to all sides. Then they ruined it with the worst last 15 minutes I have seen in years. They killed the movie's fair portrayal of religion and it left me fuming at the way everything wrapped up. At 101 minutes I was honestly entertained through a majority of its runtime. The pacing was consistent and I was invested in the characters. Then the horrendous last 15 minutes happened and almost sunk the entire movie. Overall, Run the Race started out with potential, but its unbelievably awful ending makes this a bad film.
4.5/10