THE LONG WALK

The Long Walk (2025)

Directed by: Francis Lawrence

50 teenage boys sign up to walk nonstop, until only one remains. If they don’t follow the rules, they’ll be executed.

Intriguing premise. The first death had an impact, but you’ll get used to the succeeding ones.

It’s easy to let go of these characters since most of them don’t have likable traits. Even if they do, it’s shown in the most uninteresting way. Any one of them can die, and it wouldn’t matter.

Imagine 𝘏𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 but the people lack hunger and fire to make a change. They don’t walk the talk.

You hear them talking yet the words don’t resonate well with the scenes. They keep throwing ideas and beliefs whenever they want to. Those ideologies don’t have a satisfying culmination at the end.

You see them walking for hours yet you wouldn’t feel tired for them. It’s the movie experience that’s tiring. The flow of events is repetitive and predictable.

Without the texts appearing on screen, you wouldn’t notice how many miles and days have passed—because the visuals are underwhelming in presenting their situation.

Uncinematic and unengaging, the movie has a consistently flat direction. The script or novel might look good on paper, but it doesn’t translate well to the screen.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘬 will be remembered, not for its commentary, but literally just for its long walk.

𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑳𝑶𝑵𝑮 𝑾𝑨𝑳𝑲

Cast: Cooper Hoofman, David Johnson, Garrett Wareing, Tut Nyuot, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Jordan Gonzalez, Joshua Odjick, Mark Hamill

Screenplay by: JT Mollner

Based on a 1979 novel by: Stephen King

Presented by: Lionsgate, about: blank, Vertigo Entertainment, Media Capital Technologies

Release Date: September 17, 2025 in Philippine cinemas nationwide

A Movie Review by: Goldwin Reviews