“The Running Man” (** out of four) was an inferior remake of the better-than-ever and underrated 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger classic about a working-class convict (Glenn Powell) convinced by a millionaire-television mogul (Josh Brolin) to engage in a televised gameshow for his freedom against a series of various death-defying opponents. With all the sharp/social commentary of the original blunted and with its point-of-view and sense of humor removed, what’s left is simply a generic action thriller and one that goes on far too long. Powell tries his best in the lead and gives this his passionate best.