Overview

• La Provence publishes a negative review on October 1, awarding the film a score of 2 out of 5.
• The movie adapts Stephen King’s 1979 novel written as Richard Bachman, built around a lethal walking contest with a strict 5 km/h rule.
• Directed by Hunger Games veteran Francis Lawrence, the film is positioned as less of a blockbuster spectacle than his franchise work.
• The critique cites thin character development and little sense of the event’s societal impact, which it says blunts audience empathy.
• Cooper Hoffman’s casting is questioned for physical credibility, as the review labels the film a polished yet derivative B-movie.