Gadot's 'Runner' Falls Flat: Amazon Thriller Criticized for Weak Plot

Gal Gadot stars in Amazon's latest thriller, 'The Runner', but her performance falls flat. The movie follows Gadot as she plays a character whose son is kidnapped by Damian Lewis' villainous character. He threatens to harm her child unless she kills the star witness in a murder trial within an hour.

Lewis' plan involves having Gadot run across London, which gives her ample time to come up with a counterplan. However, his back-up plan, an old-fashioned bomb, would have caused more destruction but may have achieved its intended goal from a villain's perspective.

The reviewer criticizes the plot for being 'bad crime', implying that it lacks coherence and logic. They also compare Gadot's run to Tom Cruise's sprint in 'Mission: Impossible III' and Franka Potente's dash in 'Run Lola Run', highlighting the difference in urgency and tension between the two scenes.

The reviewer concludes that 'The Runner' is not a thrilling movie, but rather a silly one. They suggest that it would be better suited as an episode of 'Taskmaster', where the absurdity of the plot could be played up for comedic effect.