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The Runaround Club
USA 2015
produced by Christina Dunlop, John Dunlop (executive), Julie Dunlop (executive), Sharon Mekal (executive), Heather Seaquist Quinn (executive) for Fitch Fort Films
directed by Matt Rindini
starring Ariel Zuckerman, Asta Paredes, John Depew, Jack Lynch, Caitlyn Parker
written by Andrew Gleeson, music by Zachary Lapierre, Joe Aidonidis
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review by Mike Haberfelner
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It should have been the easiest job in the world: While the homeowners
are out for dinner, Lucas (Ariel Zuckerman) and Sam (Jack Lynch) break
into their house and take what they can get their hands on - since the
family's just moving everything's packed up neatly in boxes already, just
waiting for the taking. But they return home prematurely, and from what
Lucas hears from the basement, the evening didn't end happily ... and then
he's caught by daughter of the house Linda (Asta Paredes) - who's utterly
shocked about the man in her basement at first, but Lucas is actually a
pretty likeable guy who doesn't quickly resort to violence and is a good
listener - so after he has calmed her down, she doesn't only not scream,
he also learns that she's in fact much more scared of her father (John
Depew), who's most of the time violent, drunk, erratic or all three
combined, than of a stranger in her house. Actually, Lucas and Linda get
on pretty well in a matter of minutes, and seem to become friends despite
the fact that she is more and more able to guess what his real intentions
are (to rob her home that is) ... but thing get out of hands when Linda's
dad catches Sam, and, believing him to be Linda's sister's (Caitlyn
Parker) latest boyfriend, wants to punish him severely - to an extent
where Lucas simply has to intervene ... Now ok, the premise of The
Runaround Club might sound incredibly far-fetched, but it's cleverly
enough written to make this at least come around as convincing, and the
natural performances of the ensemble combined with some poignant dialogue
certainly help bringing this to life. And add to this a subtle directorial
effort that manages to steer clear of the spectacle the pure premise might
offer, and you've got a pretty good cross between drama and absurdist
comedy that's most certainly worth your while!
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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