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A review by constantlykingreadinggg
Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard
3.0
This one just didn't quite get there for me.
⭐⭐⭐
Run Time is a "horror lite" thriller about a young actress who spontaneously takes a role in a new film, "Final Draft", only to realize the small, all-male production crew may have other intentions with their final production.
I picked this up because who wouldn't want to read about the production of a horror movie. And I enjoyed it. But I didn't LOVE it for one main reason. It really teased me with the horror themes. We got a little flair of paranormal, slasher, and home invasion, but it never had the guts to really "go there" in any of those directions. Instead, it sort of just fizzled in the third act.
The feminist themes are very heavy-handed, but that's one of the things I liked about it! I also loved the screenplay within the story and the parallels that Howard played around with.
But the rest of it I thought was unfortunately really predictable and lukewarm. If you set your expectations right, I think you'll enjoy this a bit more than I did. But I enjoyed it enough that I would not dissuade anyone from reading it if the premise sounds interesting.
⭐⭐⭐
Run Time is a "horror lite" thriller about a young actress who spontaneously takes a role in a new film, "Final Draft", only to realize the small, all-male production crew may have other intentions with their final production.
I picked this up because who wouldn't want to read about the production of a horror movie. And I enjoyed it. But I didn't LOVE it for one main reason. It really teased me with the horror themes. We got a little flair of paranormal, slasher, and home invasion, but it never had the guts to really "go there" in any of those directions. Instead, it sort of just fizzled in the third act.
The feminist themes are very heavy-handed, but that's one of the things I liked about it! I also loved the screenplay within the story and the parallels that Howard played around with.
But the rest of it I thought was unfortunately really predictable and lukewarm. If you set your expectations right, I think you'll enjoy this a bit more than I did. But I enjoyed it enough that I would not dissuade anyone from reading it if the premise sounds interesting.