A woman is on the run from her deadly past in the 10th instalment of the Children of The Corn series.
The story starts with a young pregnant girl named Ruth who sets fire to the infamous cornfields of He Who Walks Behind The Rows in an attempt to end the killing. Fast forward 13 years later and see that Ruth has a young son named Aaron. They live a life on the road and in motels, with Ruth doing odd jobs to make ends meet. They stop in a small dusty town and Ruth gets a job as a mechanic thanks to a man. Soon after, Ruth starts seeing small children follow her around. She also starts having sleep walking episodes where she remembers killing adults as a young girl in Gatlin. One little girl in a yellow dress seems to stand out from the others, and not before long we see her viciously kill adults in the town. While this is all happening, Ruth starts seeing things that aren't there. All of this culminates in a bit of a surprise ending.
'Children of the Corn: Runaway' was a very decent entry to this long series, this one being the 10th film. There was pretty good atmosphere and overall mood, reminiscent of some of the earlier (and better) sequels. After the desert location of COTC 9, we at least got some cornfields again. A strong point for 'Runaway' was the acting. Marci Miller was really good as the main final girl. I've watched her work on Days of Our Lives and think she's pretty amazing on there as well. Jake Ryan Scott as Aaron did exactly what you want out of a child actor - don't be annoying to sit through. He put in a very mature performance as Aaron. Lynn Andrews III was good as Ruth's mechanic love interest, I just wish he had more to work with.
Now for the flaws. Some of the special effects weren't strong for me. A bit of CGI blood and some of the slashing scenes done in pretty bad slow-mo. Likely the weakest of the series in terms of gore outside of maybe one really good death scene. And I know I enjoyed the filming location vibe this movie gave, but it still could have been way better. COTC 3 is the only movie in the series that left Nebraska and did it right. 'Genesis' and now 'Runaway' have tried leaving that state and have failed to make the films feel like a true COTC film. I also felt that 'Runaway' was EXTREMELY slow at times, I lost interest quite a few times. There were long periods of time between any action scenes or moments of terror.
Overall, Children of the Corn 10 was better than it's last two predecessors. The acting and character development was there which made it watchable. it just ran a bit too slow for me, and I also wasn't a huge fan of the "twist" ending. Could have been better. A second remake of the series is set to be released next year. Hopefully it will reset and restart the franchise which has seemed to have hit a wall.
4/10
The story starts with a young pregnant girl named Ruth who sets fire to the infamous cornfields of He Who Walks Behind The Rows in an attempt to end the killing. Fast forward 13 years later and see that Ruth has a young son named Aaron. They live a life on the road and in motels, with Ruth doing odd jobs to make ends meet. They stop in a small dusty town and Ruth gets a job as a mechanic thanks to a man. Soon after, Ruth starts seeing small children follow her around. She also starts having sleep walking episodes where she remembers killing adults as a young girl in Gatlin. One little girl in a yellow dress seems to stand out from the others, and not before long we see her viciously kill adults in the town. While this is all happening, Ruth starts seeing things that aren't there. All of this culminates in a bit of a surprise ending.
'Children of the Corn: Runaway' was a very decent entry to this long series, this one being the 10th film. There was pretty good atmosphere and overall mood, reminiscent of some of the earlier (and better) sequels. After the desert location of COTC 9, we at least got some cornfields again. A strong point for 'Runaway' was the acting. Marci Miller was really good as the main final girl. I've watched her work on Days of Our Lives and think she's pretty amazing on there as well. Jake Ryan Scott as Aaron did exactly what you want out of a child actor - don't be annoying to sit through. He put in a very mature performance as Aaron. Lynn Andrews III was good as Ruth's mechanic love interest, I just wish he had more to work with.
Now for the flaws. Some of the special effects weren't strong for me. A bit of CGI blood and some of the slashing scenes done in pretty bad slow-mo. Likely the weakest of the series in terms of gore outside of maybe one really good death scene. And I know I enjoyed the filming location vibe this movie gave, but it still could have been way better. COTC 3 is the only movie in the series that left Nebraska and did it right. 'Genesis' and now 'Runaway' have tried leaving that state and have failed to make the films feel like a true COTC film. I also felt that 'Runaway' was EXTREMELY slow at times, I lost interest quite a few times. There were long periods of time between any action scenes or moments of terror.
Overall, Children of the Corn 10 was better than it's last two predecessors. The acting and character development was there which made it watchable. it just ran a bit too slow for me, and I also wasn't a huge fan of the "twist" ending. Could have been better. A second remake of the series is set to be released next year. Hopefully it will reset and restart the franchise which has seemed to have hit a wall.
4/10