See How They Run Review

September 24, 2022 at 6:52pm
By Jason Stettner

Set in the West End of 1950’s London this comedic whodunit acts as a bit of a spoof of the genre. It follows a grizzled Inspector Stoppard (Sam Rockwell) who’s been paired with an overly eager and inexperienced Constable named Stalker (Saoirse Ronan).

Together they work to deal with a recent murder that’s taken place during the celebration of a play lasting to one hundred showings. We’re given context through strangely the murdered individual, Leo (Adrien Brody) who sets the scene and the mystery begins. It’s actually quite good at deflecting what’s going on, and to keep you guessing.

That being said I did sort of come to the conclusion towards the ending as certain showcases are almost too obvious in an attempt to throw you off. Still, it’s quite a bit of fun providing a number of laughs through its strange quirks while also balancing some softer moments as you come to learn about the film’s leads.

It all flows rather well too having a nice pacing to it. You get some over the top drama aspects, are granted some good laughs and then get to enjoy the mystery unravel just as it should.

The film is presented in a rather beautiful way. The sets and locations capture the era fairly well being presented in an almost minimal way. In some scenes the object of where your direction should be headed is presented clearly. I loved the centering of certain moments and in general the overall look that was provided.

I particularly enjoyed a snowy chase, as it felt rather quirky while being just serious enough. The acting is another highlight, while I felt there was more cast for them to use the focus on certain individuals worked effectively. We were given teases to piece things together, and the performances were fun to take in.

I was particularly delighted by Rockwell and Ronan, they made quite the pair in this one. It’s also rather funny how they reinforce concepts throughout the movie, such as not jumping to conclusions and that in itself is often not followed closely enough.

The Conclusion

See How They Run is a delightful whodunit featuring two fun leads that come together to solve a rather funny mystery. I definitely enjoyed watching this one, finding it to be a great time.

It’s got some solid pacing to it, provides some laughs and gives a good enough of a puzzle that was fun to solve. It’s got good performances and while perhaps nothing too out of the box if you enjoy this genre of film it’s quite a good time.

I think many would actually find this to surprise them, it would be great to see this pairing handle something else down the road, but alas if it’s a one off I’m more than satisfied with what we got.

See How They Run Review at Theather with Standard Viewing

Rating Overall: 7.5