IIscr3amII Altough "The Runner" has its downsides, it is a great movie. Both Ron Eldard and Courteney Cox perform admirably, as they make the movie even more entertaining. For those that haven't seen it, I advise you to give it a try... you might be surprised.

highheadblues77 I got this movie for free from a clerk at Blockbuster who had more than he could handle. After about two months i remembered i had it and popped it on. What a great surprise of a film. It held my intrest from start to finish. The idea of this movie is nothing new but the story is very original, i think. There are moments of great suspense. The ending had me on the egde of my seat. ****Spoiler**** The scene where he goes to the black jack table to win back the money was simply fantastic. To win it all and have his life back only to lose in a matter of seconds makes you feel so bad for this guy while at the same time screaming at him to stop! This may not be a Grade-A Hollywood film but it proves to show you what can happen with a top cast and a great story to tell. Courtney Cox wasnt as translucent at she usually is which was nice. John Goodman was good as the evil one, well in a movie like this evil is all around. Ill give this movie an 9...great story.

swttooth I rented this movie the day it was available for rental, being the avid Courteney Cox Arquette fan that I am. This movie's first impression screams to the watcher to stop your VCR and ask for your money back. Fortunately it picks up about ten minutes into the beginning. The introductory credits made me wonder what exactly I had gotten myself into.The first real dialogue of the movie is mainly swearing, but this only gets worse.Fortunately, as soon as Karina(Courteney) enters the scene it definitely picks up.It's kind of like "enter perfect love obsession of geeky main character".After the initial introduction and conflict this movie gets much better. Everytime the character flubs up, I grimaced, waiting for the impending fate given by "Deepthroat" aka John Goodman. I was held to the ending, praying when the screen got dark each time that it was not the end of poor Edward. Luckily, each time I was once again greeted by the entrance of yet one more scene.I recommend this movie to anyone who has a long attention span. The first time I almost cried at the ending. Then I was compelled to watch it yet another time. The second viewing was much more entertaining. Maybe it was knowing the resolution or just being able to fast forward through the slow parts--I don't know. My advice: watch it twice.The camera angles of this movie were well chosen and styled. The flashes of scenes and the loud rock music accompanying it emphasized the action of Vegas, and also the danger of the character's position in his "game."The acting was yet another good thing. Courteney made the 'labor scene' extremely effective. She def did her homework. John Goodman also plays an excellent bad guy. Down to the way he lays on the couch to lighting up his ciggy at the end. While this movie is slow in some places and slightly low-budget, it deserved a little chance in the theatres.

Kole The Runner is an outstanding movie. it is about a guy with a gambling problem. And the gambler (Ron Eldard) down on his luck with one chance, but his new boss has his own ideas. Also (Courteney Cox) is outstanding. And I give this film a 10 out of 10 Stars.