Shania (Lenora Crichlow) doesn’t have much going for her in
life but she can run and she can run fast. She usually runs solo but after
being asked to join the British relay team, she decides to go for it. It’s difficult
working as a team when you’re supposed to work with your rival but all it takes
is a little perspective and standing up for yourself and maybe you can do it
after all.
I hate running. It is just such a boring thing to do, even
just thinking about it bores me. I don’t really understand running unless
you’re running away from something (zombies, obviously). But saying all that,
this film does the running scenes (and my oh my, there are a lot) quite well. I
wasn’t bored by them, or I don’t remember being bored by them, which is the
same. The risks of being an athlete seem massive. One bad fall and that could
be your entire career, that is just so much pressure. No wonder athletes are
really serious about what they do. The actresses all seemed believable as
athletes (although, really, how would I know?) and they played off each other
well.
The film was alright, definitely much better than I was
expecting. Probably wouldn’t watch it again but I did like it.
6/10
