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A decent Thriller which focuses on the intrinsic value of heroism and selflessness rather than glamorizing and glorifying violence. It does not set out to prove or relay an agenda. This movie is a story of courage in the face of psychological trauma. It's not Citizen Kane, but it's a solid watch with good editing, good acting and a solid art direction. The trailer gave off heavy Die Hard vibes but the movie itself is nothing like it.

Critics won't like it because it provides virtually no political commentary and places all of its value on the importance of courage and doesn't focus on the broader issues at play besides the ubiquitous issue of self-obsession and social media infamy. Conservatives would like it more if they had touched on the issue of nihilism, but again, this movie isn't for the right or the left, it's for everyone.

In recent years, professional critics are most often concerned with the message they want to see, often using phrases such as "this movie provides social commentary which will undoubtedly make the audience think" rather than immersing themselves in the story the movie wants to tell. Comparable to the "problem" with "Hillbilly Elegy", which sets out to tell a story and does it well. Critics don't like it because they don't like the overall message.

Anyway, 7/10, great movie for a night-in with the wife if you're in the mood for a Thriller

Entertaining action flick with very likable lead actress and a solid supporting cast. The motivation is a little cliched and the emotional background is a little maudlin, but for a movie with a budget of $1.5 million, the production values are first-rate and the execution is solid.

Went in with low expectations, came out pleasantly surprised. Main performances were good, and surprisingly I actually cared about the main characters through the end of the film. The cinematography was pretty decent too. As far as story I give it a B for effort. It had some plot holes here and there, although no more than many of the films that come out of Hollywood. They paint the police as completely useless through the end, which was the biggest plot hole and did bother me throughout the film. But there's tons of Hollywood films that conveniently make the help impossible to reach as well.

Honestly the biggest issue to me was the streaming quality. The frames would skip periodically and the audio quality was horrible. This was probably more to do with YouTube than the film itself.

Other than that, the main villain is a little over the top and checks off all the "conservative" points throughout the film. That was a bit much and should have been more nuanced.

Overall I enjoyed it though.

Harks back to a time when the word "liberal" meant what it said and heralded more experimental movies, more freedom to script. Entertaining and polished. Which is more than can be said about most cookie cutter movies these days.

It seems as with most things these days, politics is affecting reviews.

I like to watch stuff objectively and not try to impose politics on the review. And any issues with the production of the movie or the production company (I am completely aware of the issues with Cinestate. But I don't believe that means this movie should be shunned and buried.)

The acting is pretty good. The production is very well made.

What bothered me most were the convoluted plot points to keep the police away from the school during the shooting/siege. (not really spoilers, these happen in like the first 10-15 minutes of the movie) A field fire? A shed fire? Are those really going to get all the police and emergency response teams in the county to respond to those? And block roads because on lookers want to see what's going on?

I've lived in rural places before. A field fire isn't going to get that many people to block roads to watch it. And we know early on one of the student's mothers called the police. But they couldn't tear themselves away from a field fire or a shed fire to respond to a school shooting.

Weak plot points like this really ruin movies like this for me. If the kid had planted bombs at the court house or other important buildings in town, then we may have had a more believable plot point. But I am fairly confident they'd just let the shed burn to the ground if student lives were at risk, and a single engine fire response could have taken care of the field fire.

Still, a pretty decent movie. But certainly not the strongest from Cinestate. And certainly not going to put Daily Wire on the streaming map, but it's a decent first step for them, I suppose.

I feel compelled to review this movie because of this suspicious 8.0+ rating with over 1000+ votes. I'm a big fan of Thomas Jane (even though he unfortunately has very little screen time in this movie, which sucked). After watching this I'm very confused. It was really just an average one-time watch school shooting action/movie. You never really care for any of the characters. There is nothing spectacular or extraordinary about it. Pretty dumb if anything. Could have been shortened by 15 or so minutes. Some parts felt a little tedious and repetitive.

What am I missing?

Honestly I'm shocked, it was surprisingly good, it was the kind of intense movie that had you sitting on the edge of your seat the whole time, I thought the message was something that really needs to be heard, why the hell was the rotten tomatoes score so bad, honestly critics just care about the agenda and not about the actual story, because it was written well and acted amazing, trust me you'll love it

I think its quite a callous and blatantly uncaring, of directors and studios, that the film industry keeps making these school massacre films. There are still too many distraught parents who have lost children murderous wimps.

To date the worst film, for me, has been "As the Gods Will (2014)", from a Japanese director, Takashi Miike, whose work I always love; but this was so close to a real event and was just tasteless stupidity.

This film is nowhere near as violent but still has its own shocking moments. I have to admit that that it was in fact a very good drama; solely due to to its leading character Zoe Hull, played by Isabel May. She totally owns this film from start to finish, which more than makes up for some of the stagnant voids scattered throughout. Its one of the good films of this year, 2021, and is well worth checking out.

Originally I watched just because I was curious what a 'conservative sponsored' film would look like. I expected a bunch of religious propaganda and cultural satire, but it isn't that whatsoever. Its truly a normal film, that too one that I would say is a real nail-biter, and will keep you watching till the end. Be prepared, you wont want to miss anything, even for a bathroom break.

Think of Die Hard in a school, but a female student instead of a cop. I thought this was fun, a good cast, well written dialogue, and it moved along at a good pace. I am sure there will be many people who think the subject is too close to home, but I enjoyed it.

No real spoiler here. It's either in the trailer or spoils nothing

Shotgun rifle shots inside a school that absolutely nobody hears?? Students run away from the cafeteria window long before the van hits it, as if it's pretty expected?? One shot the path is clear in front of the van, the second a girl is under its wheels?? Live streaming the shooting while cutting telephone cables so nobody calls the police?? School security guard doesn't have a cellphone and try to reach a landline to call the police?? A girl with a shot in her leg and sprints?? Gun rounds don't penetrate locker door?? The girl shoots a rifle 30 yards from police car and nobody responds?? The list goes on and on! Come on!

The movie is full of discrepancies, no story development, and mostly bad acting. The movie ends without the slightest hint for the shooter's motives, why he chose to go live, what's his message to the world, pure mindless inconsistent series of event with no tying thread. Shame, wasted a lot of potential!

This movie is not bad in comparison to a lot of movies produced today. It kills me that some of the reviewers criticize the crap out it without reasoning. Don't criticize if you have nothing to back it up with. It makes your review have no credibility and you look ignorant.

I thought it would be some low budget cheap tv action movie.. and yeah it seems but its well directed , well performed. and its very exciting. movie is a bit long but still overall its great.

To get it out of the way immediately...there are NO POLITICS IN THIS MOVIE. Praise be unto Jebus, I am so sick of politics being injected into everything, I just want to be entertained for a little bit and this did that job which is why it's getting a 7. Now to be fair, in the scope of ALL movies a 7 is a bit high on how I personally grade, I just found this to be a welcome surprise so I gave it an extra point or so.

Honestly this is sort of an high school version of 'Die Hard' and it actually did a pretty good job at it. A terrorist take over, a mix of henchmen, a somewhat charismatic antagonist (no one will ever be better than Alan Rickman though, RIP), and a out gunned reluctant protagonist.

Finally I'm amazed that that they even got something like this done, an action film about a school shooting? That's a hard sell. I don't like that stuff, I've never watched a documentary or movie about it because I was in high school when the Columbine incident happened, I went through lockdown training, and it's real life terrifying. And this was sort of sickening too I'll admit when it began, so I understand and also warn people if they don't like this or aren't sure if they can watch it. It's not super graphic but...it's mass shooting teens in a school. That is not something anyone really wants to see on screen...but it is a reality as unfortunate as that is, so...why not make an action movie out of it I suppose? You might not agree, I respect that.

Back to there being no politics, the shooters are a mix of basically what the past several culprits have been. The chronically bullied, one with mental health issues, a sociopath looking for fame and grandeur, and a girlfriend willing to do anything out of a sick sense of devotion. These are all past motivations for teen murders and mass shootings. And then a heroin uses her wits, not some bizarre strength to beat everyone into submission when she's 90lbs, to save the day and as many people as she can.

Overall a good action flick to just relax with. It's easy to love the protagonist, easy to hate the antagonist, and you get a satisfying conclusion without any overarching message. It's just an action flick. And that's a good thing.

I'm not sure why conservatives are rallying around this movie like it's some incredible movie about the 2nd Amendment. It has absolutely nothing to do with it. This movie is literally Die Hard in a school. It's somewhat entertaining as long as you're not expecting anything great, because it isn't great. Critics have panned this movie because they pan every mediocre action movie, which is exactly what this is.

If you're in the mood for a mediocre action movie about a hostage situation, you'll probably enjoy this, but nobody will be talking about it in a month and it certainly won't be nominated for any awards.

Good movie. Acting is good but inconsistent and some lines feel forced, but the great story, screenplay, and pacing make up for this. Pleasantly surprised.

Okay... So right off the bat, I know why there have been so many positive reviews made. The answer is obvious, and I'm not even going to go there. I'm just going to give my honest opinion regarding the actual film itself. As an action movie, it was okay. It was, at best, mediocre. It brings nothing new to the table. The only real critique I have (other than the blatant propoganda) is the horrible script. It was amateurish at best. The students' dialogues were a bit stilted and unnatural, but again, due to the genre of the film, it didn't really detract that much away from it. This is an action flick, after all. The other issue I had was with some of the plot elements. The ending was laughably unrealistic, implausible, and honestly seemed to have been shoehorned in as an after-thought. Now the elephant in the room. Yes, this is a propoganda film, and what lessons does it teach you? 1: The only way to stop a school massacre is to arm the school security guard. 2: School shooters are either mentally ill, victims of bullyling, or starving for noteriety. 3: The only solution to gun violence and mass shootings is to ensure that the 'good guys' have unfettered access to guns.

All in all, it was more 'meh' for me. Yes, it's watcheable, the production quality was decent. The lead actress did a decent job (wish I could say the same for the rest)... but that's about it. I know this was a work of propoganda, and despite the fact that I think it's sending out a very dangerous message, I rated this solely on the quality of the film. If I had to give it a rating based on the message it's trying to convey, I'd have given it a 1.

The way that this movie addresses school shootings, but in a way that can take you through the experience not just by showing you, but through the eyes of another characters shows a level of empathy in the writers that is very challenging to convey through the words of another person.

Never in this film was there any awkward moments like or awkward pacing. Acting was from all parts were just right and carried the story well. Every actor and actress carried their impact to the story. The big thing about this movie is that you can feel the intensity of the fear of students and teachers in an active shooting situation. Each reaction of explosions and gun shots in this movie were authentic reactions. It's interesting that this movie does not have a lot of profanity in situations where profanity may be expected, and it doesn't feel awkward when profanity is presented. Profanity was presented as a real reaction and does not feel inauthentic. Bookending resolution was satisfying. Special effects, gunshots, and pyrotechnics were superb in this movie. Antagonist was someone that you do feel like you can hate pretty well by his actions. Though he is no Joker, if the Antagonist had a deeper more complex philosophy, it can make the movie much more interesting.

Read the critic's reviews, and it just felt like they were detached from reality and detached from the people actually affected by issues like these.

I live in Parkland, FL. My community was directly affected by the worst school shooting since columbine which happened just up the road from me. That being said, I love dark, edgy and provocative films that push boundaries, test morality, etc. I think a thriller set during a school shooting can totally be a fantastic and nail biting experience if done well. But this is garbage. Any and all politics and/or beliefs aside, it's just a genuinely awful movie. From nobody outside the cafeteria hearing a van plummet through a wall with gunfire, to absolutely atrocious writing and dialogue, to the dull and obnoxious shooters, to an hour long police response time, I just couldn't take a single moment seriously. Not a single redeemable aspect. The worst film I'm going to see all year and it's only January.

This imdb entry for some reason has over 1500+ fake 10/10 votes. Maybe the PR company for this movie bought the votes from a click farm, or what, but it's the worst case of vote tampering I've EVER seen, and I've been on imdb for a while. The fact that this movie is 1.4/10 should be AMPLE proof that this movie isn't really a 7.5/10 rated movie as imdb shows.

Anyways.... the movie is OK... there's several things that could have been done to make it a 7.5/10 or 8/10 movie instead of just 6.5/10, but you can see that this movie was done on a very small budget and the actor choices reflect the small budget. Despite all the actors being C-list and B-list actors, the acting in the movie is fine and I've got no real serious complaints about the acting except for some pretty 'meh' acting from some of the children, but I mean, they're children so 'meh' acting is to be expected from them.

The ending was so predictable, I saw the 'plot twist' coming 5 miles away. There's also a few plot holes here and there but they are relatively minor and wouldn't really have changed the outcome of the movie all that much.

Overall it's an OK movie... it's not 'good' but it just barely does enough to be 'fine'. If you've got literally nothing else to watch and you just want to spend 1hr40mins staring at a screen, then this movie will do just fine. 6.5/10 is my score and unfortunately if you eliminate the over 1500 fake 10/10 votes here on imdb then this movie's imdb score will be WAY lower than the 6.5/10 score that I've given this movie.

I liked it "Run Hide Fight." Much better than I expected, entertaining and full of good action and good acting from all actors, especially new leading lady Santa Monica-native Isabel May, a fresh face in Hollywood with dramatic talent and bright future ahead of her. Heck, even the music was awesomely appropriate and a perfect complement to the story. If you haven't seen this flick, you may buy your ticket for a nice family date this weekend, the ticket will be worth of your hard-earned money and a cool 2 hours for you and your dear ones to forget a bit about the crazy times we live right now. Saludos amigos, and enjoy!