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An odd blend of goof, gore and sentiment makes for a peculiar action comedy

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Action comedies have carte blanche to be stupid and Runner is certainly that. While the plot of this bit of nonsense prompts guffaws, the over-the-top violence quickly becomes numbing. Two strangers in Australia – played by Reacher star Alan Ritchson and Owen Wilson – are thrown together to complete a courier assignment against the clock. They have to transport a liver to a young girl in hospital who has a rarer-than-rare blood type and only hours to live.
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An odd blend of goof, gore and sentiment makes for a peculiar action comedy

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By Tim Robey Verified
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Action comedies have carte blanche to be stupid and Runner is certainly that. While the plot of this bit of nonsense prompts guffaws, the over-the-top violence quickly becomes numbing. Two strangers in Australia – played by Reacher star Alan Ritchson and Owen Wilson – are thrown together to complete a courier assignment against the clock. They have to transport a liver to a young girl in hospital who has a rarer-than-rare blood type and only hours to live.
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Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock would need real magic to save this sequel

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Practical Magic 2 is the most blatant fan service in years: a blandly watchable but stubbornly inessential sequel to a forgettable 1998 romp, which starred Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman as witchy sisters. The original, a blend of comedy, drama, feminist fantasy and mystical woo-woo, was a flop on release. But after many a sleepover viewing party, it has developed a cult following – and so hey presto, here we are, with most of the original cast reassembled. Most.
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