The literary references come flying fast and furious in Jon Swab's crime thriller set largely in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The film's central character is first seen as a young boy who runs away after committing murder, only to fall in with a group of criminal "lost boys" (and girl) who perform their illegal acts under the leadership of a Fagin-like adult.
Between those nods to Peter Pan and Oliver Twist and the stylistic homages to '70s-era cinema, audiences can be forgiven for thinking that the filmmaker may be attempting to bite off more than he can chew.
It's a shame, because you can see what Run With the Hunted is going for and, for a while at least, you find yourself hoping for it to succeed.
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