From Variety · Todd Gilchrist · · 1m 10s
Jonathan Majors in Islamophobic thriller sequel
Kyle Rankin's 'Run Hide Fight: Infidels' is more trolling than filmmaking, distributed by The Daily Wire.
In brief
Kyle Rankin's 'Run Hide Fight: Infidels' is more trolling than filmmaking, distributed by The Daily Wire. A poorly made film designed to provoke rather than entertain, with shoddy execution that undermines its own inflammatory intent. Originally reported by Variety.
Rankin returns with inflammatory sequel
Director Kyle Rankin follows his 2020 school-shooter thriller 'Run Hide Fight' with a standalone sequel distributed by right-wing platform The Daily Wire.
The Daily Wire's trolling project
The film is more an act of trolling than sincere filmmaking, aiming to 'own the libs' and antagonize Muslims while parroting The Daily Wire's right-wing views.
“More an epic act of trolling than a sincere creative endeavor”
Shoddy filmmaking undermines the message
The execution is so poorly done that neither liberals nor Muslims will likely seek it out to assess whether they should be offended.
Reductive characters across the board
The film's comically reductive treatment of characters, regardless of their partisanship, ensures its transgressions are largely artistic rather than political.
Mostly unworthy of outrage
Despite its Islamophobic promotional campaign, the film's poor quality renders it largely unworthy of the outrage it attempted to stoke.
The one thing
A poorly made film designed to provoke rather than entertain, with shoddy execution that undermines its own inflammatory intent.
