4 Minute Mile
(2014)
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4 Minute Mile
(2014)
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Kelly Blatz | ... |
Drew Jacobs
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Richard Jenkins | ... |
Coleman
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Kim Basinger | ... |
Claire Jacobs
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Cam Gigandet | ... |
Wes Jacobs
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Analeigh Tipton | ... |
Lisa Rickard
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Rhys Coiro | ... |
Eli
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Aaron Washington | ... |
Nate Rickard
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Gerald Grissette | ... |
Peanut
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David Brown-King | ... |
Reese Marino
(as David Brown King)
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Daniel Oliver | ... |
Deke Abrams
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Dylan Arnold | ... | ||
LaVon Hardison | ... |
Restaurant Waitress
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Josh Feinsilber | ... |
Young Drew Jacobs
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Andrew Haggerty | ... |
Young Wes Jacobs
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Ernie Joseph | ... |
Cop
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The life of a disenfranchised teen living on the wrong side of the tracks, desperate for a way out, collides with an old reclusive track coach, angry at the world and with no purpose in life, with whom he eventually forms a bond. The two are forced to face their circumstances as they race to save each other and, ultimately, themselves. Written by Anonymous / revised by statmanjeff
This film tells the story of a young man who takes up running as a way to get a college scholarship, so he can leave the undesirable social situation he is in.
The story of him forming a bond with a older coach, striving to win could have been touching, but "4 Minute Mile" doesn't achieve the emotional intensity that I hoped for. Mostly it's too do with the ineffective delivery of the plot. I watched the first ten minutes three times but I was still not entirely sure who was who. In addition, how the young man and the coach bond is unconvincing and poorly explained. And I think Cam Gigandet is under utilized in the film. Fortunately Richard Jenkins is there to save the day, but it still doesn't save this film from being rather flat and uninteresting.