88 Minutes
Synopsis
"Time is running out.
"88 Minutes" focuses on a college professor (Pacino) who moonlights as a forensic psychiatrist for the FBI and receives a death threat claiming he has only 88 minutes to live.
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'Hello, my name is Al Pacino and I used to be an actor. I am now a goatee with a loud voice. Sometimes I am a beard with a loud voice and in my more challenging roles I am clean shaven with a loud voice. I can do a lot with my loud voice. I can make it really, really loud and I can even whisper. Loudly. Please watch my next film, I will probably be a moustache with a loud voice.'
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I remember a time not ten years ago when Hollywood could be relied upon to churn out blandly enjoyable thrillers whose scripts, while in no way original or groundbreaking, had at least been pored over by enough producers to ensure the requisite twists, turns, chills, spills, and implausible explosions. This is the solid, predictable three-star experience I thought I was walking into, but since Jon Avnet is a total hack, in this case I was rudely denied. The simple fact is the script makes no sense whatsoever, making drastic leaps of logic, veering wildly off-course from reality, and failing to justify anyone's motivations, and nobody in the film does anything sufficient to distract from that. Avnet claims the film isn't…
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Oy. It's sometimes hard to write about movies that are just a total mess. I hate to just rag on the various creative people involved, since it seems not only somewhat mean spirited after awhile, but also kind of dull. I mean, everything in this movie is bad, so why single out the contribution of any one person? Sometimes a bad movie will upset or anger me, usually either because it's a property I have some affection for, or because I don't like the message the film sends, or because I do like one of the creatives involved and I'm frustrated they got roped into something so horrid. In this case, this is not a pre-existing property (or if it…
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I'm not giving 88 Minutes an "avoid" rating only because it's so bad that it's actually kind of enjoyable. Terrible, but hilariously so. So if you're into that kinda thing, then you should watch this.
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You get to see Al Pacino run a lot, which is always fun. Also surprised Ke$ha didn't latch onto this movie, considering how much they say "tick-tock" in it.
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I love Al Pacino as much as the next guy, but this is a flat out disappointment. 88 Minutes is bad in almost every way. The cast (sans Pacino) is pretty horrid and the characters are completely forgettable. 5 minutes after the film is over and I have no recollection whatsoever of the name of the main character. The movie tries SO hard to get you to think the killer is someone and it's very obvious that it isn't that person but someone else. The plot is completely and utterly ridiculous. It's just stupid. 88 minutes? Yeah right. He miraculously drives across town in 12 seconds. He must be something! The concept isn't great and the execution is even worse. Skip it.
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I remember a time not ten years ago when Hollywood could be relied upon to churn out blandly enjoyable thrillers whose scripts, while in no way original or groundbreaking, had at least been pored over by enough producers to ensure the requisite twists, turns, chills, spills, and implausible explosions. This is the solid, predictable three-star experience I thought I was walking into, but since Jon Avnet is a total hack, in this case I was rudely denied. The simple fact is the script makes no sense whatsoever, making drastic leaps of logic, veering wildly off-course from reality, and failing to justify anyone's motivations, and nobody in the film does anything sufficient to distract from that. Avnet claims the film isn't…
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A disappointing thriller that I think tries to play out in real time what is happening however there is nothing particularly remarkable about this film. They try and throw some twists in but really you have lost interest by the time they come through and really they are not worthwhile. Interesting if you like to see thrillers and police procedural type films
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Don't be tricked into thinking the movie is 88 minutes long. It isn't. It's an entertaining enough 107 minutes, but is ultimately forgettable.
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The acting of Al is not to be questioned here. The plot is interesting enough for a rat to come out of its hole but not enough to pull another great Al Pacino movie. It's like putting a burnt cooking oil from Mcdonalds to a 911 Porsche.
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Will keep you guessing throughout.