The Runner review – Gal Gadot stumbles through derivative high speed, low rent thriller The latest iteration of the "ordinary citizen thrust into extraordinary situation" trope has hit screens in The Runner, starring Gal Gadot as Maia, a single mother and lawyer.
The film's London locations provide a welcome respite from familiar settings, but it's clear that Amazon is relying on gimmicks to prop up an overly derivative story.
The premise – a mother forced to commit murder by a nefarious freelancer who has kidnapped her son – is nothing new in the world of real time assassination thrillers.