Hey thrill seekers,

Guess what? Thanks to my grad school course in YA materials, movie reviews are temporarily back on the table!

I figured this was a perfect way to share what I’m up to while still providing more reviews. I do love reviewing movies, and I may still occasionally post reviews in the future, but it’s just not something I can maintain focus like how I do with books.

That being said, today’s review is for Run (2020) created by Aneesh Chagantry & Sev Ohanian.

I’ve loved Sarah Paulson since AHS, and me and the boyfriend were dying to try out this film. Let’s see how it went!

Blurb

Chloe, a teenager who is confined to a wheelchair, is homeschooled by her mother, Diane. Chloe soon becomes suspicious of her mother and begins to suspect that she may be harboring a dark secret.

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The Review

Chloe’s life is far from that of the average teen. Suffering from a medley of health conditions affecting her mobility, she is homeschooled by her mother out in the country. Enjoying a familiar routine and lifestyle, they compliment each other. But with graduation approaching and Chloe looking to the bright horizon that is her future, she soon begins to notice some strange and questionable changes to her medication. As Chloe struggles to figure out the truth behind into the change, she unknowingly unravels a mystery far darker than she could have ever imagined.

This movie was dark, dramatic, and delightfully unhinged.

Kiera Allen plays the role of Chloe, the daughter of Diane, played by Sarah Paulson (famously known for her continued roles on American Horror Story). Chloe herself is a hard-working, talented young woman with great ambitions for the future.

Chloe is studious, resourceful, and clever, traits that aren’t often seen portrayed on teens in film and other media but is very much true. I also greatly appreciate the portrayal of a main character with a disability. This isn’t very common in media and actually, Kiera Allen is the first real-life wheelchair user to star in a thriller movie in 73 years. Diane on the other hand is something of an enigma. At the beginning of the movie a scene plays out of her delivery of Chloe, and in future scenes she doesn’t share much with others and focuses only on her daughter and herself.

The plot continues at a mild pace as Chloe continues her studies and life with her mother. That is, until she is given a new medication by her mother one night with a casual, flippant explanation. From this point there is an ominous undertone to the movie that helped move things along. Suspicion, confusion, and a sense of betrayal spur Chloe forward, and as she discovers the truth behind the new medication it ultimately leads to a reflection of her own past, much of which she can’t recall. It also leads to a shocking, horrible discovery that leave no doubt that she is indeed in serious danger.

Ultimately, this film adequately covers the dangers of misuse of prescription drugs and obsession in an engaging and riveting way that most teens will resonate with.

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