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Friday, May 6, 2011

Running on Empty (1988)


A drama directed by Sydney Lumet, starring River Phoenix.
A young pianist's parents are on the run from the government after bombing a napalm plant in the '70s. They move to yet another new town and the music teacher at the school gets the pianist an audition at a college. The college then asks for paperwork that doesn't exist because of the family's past.
The plot was a little disappointing, but the characters were decent. I liked the reason why every family member is called Sam on their birthday. Judging by style, I would have thought this film was a little older and the pacing was slow. I'm rating it poor because it wasn't as interesting as I would have liked.

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