7 Reasons to Run Away (from Society) (2019) User Reviews

Aspires to be something bigger, fails spectacularly

[arriva · 2/10 · 23 August 2019]

This film contains seven stories which the director tries to tie up at the end but the result is just ridiculous and nonsensical.

Also, speaking of the stories, the first and the last ones are an interesting and fresh take on sociopaths, however the other five in the middle are an incoherent supernatural and dubious mess which touches on some social issues in a way you're just left shaking your head in disbelief and confusion.

Overall I'd consider this experiment of a movie to be a failure but probably art house aficionados will like it.

7 Short stories assembled into 75-minutes feature, each hilarious and unpredictable. Filmcrew and actors are common. Nothing else binds stories together

[JvH48 · 7/10 · 2 May 2021]

Saw this at the Brussel International Fantastic Film Festival 2019 (BIFFF for intimates). 7 Hilarious stories, some 10 minutes each, told one after another. In other words, we see 7 shorts assembled into one feature length movie. Writers, directors and actors are more or less common to the 7 stories, and the whole footage is shot in a handful of weeks, at a moment when all involved actors were available full time. (info from the Q&A after the screening).

Each of the stories gives us something to ponder about, either by turning things around in an unusual but interesting way, or to include some social commentary in an unexpected way. Lots of good ideas are included. I am not sure there is a morale, or one or more packaged messages as takeaways. I saw no final wrapup to tie all story lines together, so I stay with my statement about 7 shorts shown after another.

Audience Award (Best picture) - Gaudí awards

[soleresteve · 10/10 · 1 February 2020]

Great cast, amazing festivals (SXSW, San Sebastián, Karlovy Vary, Raindance...), 80% at Rotten Tomatoes... And I love it. Scary and funny at the same time. This guys should work for the MCU right now! ;)