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MAGA’s Most-Hated Action Star Goes on Another Bloody Killing Spree

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Reacher star Alan Ritchson has assumed the mantle previously held by Arnold Schwarzenneger and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as Hollywood’s premier larger-than-life bruiser—all while caustically speaking out against President Donald Trump and making himself an enemy of the commander-in-chief’s MAGA acolytes. Yet neither his brawn nor his tough talk can salvage Runner , a Midnight Run -y buddy action comedy of minimal imagination and less excitement that’s not to be confused with last week’s Gal Gadot-headlined The Runner . Pairing Ritchson with a motormouthed Owen Wilson, it’s a second-hand affair that runs out of gas almost as soon as it kicks into gear. Ritchson’s primary calling card is his enormous physique, and Runner (Sept. 11, in theaters) wastes no time showing it off—while establishing that he also has feelings. Decorating a lock as he practices French via a smartphone app, his character, Hank Malone, is a despondent hulk with a sad past. Nonetheless, his mood brightens somewhat a

First report: Runner Opens Thursday on Golden Blood So Rare CRISPR Is Working to Replace It — techtimes.com, 7d