RUN SWEETHEART RUN

This film follows pre-law intern Cherie (Ella Balinska) who unexpectedly takes over for her boss on a dinner meeting with a client, Ethan (Pilou Asbæk) after a scheduling conflict with his wedding anniversary. Upon meeting Ethan, Cherie is smitten by the well-mannered and wealthy individual. Until she's talked into coming into his place for a nightcap after a wonderful evening. After being attacked, Cherie is on the run for her life and Ethan can "smell" her and her blood, which attracts him to her. Being that Cherie has been violently and bloodily assaulted (and the fact she's on her monthly period), it doesn't take much for Ethan to "pick up her scent." This is a bait-and-switch film as it begins innocent enough before going full woke in the third act with themes of misogyny, racism, and other leftists tropes in order to gain brownie points with the audience. Not the mention the film centers around violence that isn't shown on screen in order to "protect the viewers" and not "further capitalize on male on female violence," which it obviously does. For those of us who are too well educated and immune to such virtual signaling, the film plays out as a bore with no substance other than faux victimhood. 4/10