The film's denouement feels like something of an anticlimactic event. At first it felt like watching any other run-of-the-mill police drama on television - every channel has their own, anyway. The film came, and went, through theatres with little fanfare last April, and not without reason. When Gramm receives a death threat claiming he has only 88 minutes to live, he must use all his skills and training to narrow down the possible suspects, who include a disgruntled student, a jilted former lover, and a serial killer who is already on death row, before his time runs out. Fortunately, when more lively hues pop up onscreen, like the greens of lawns, the oranges of changing foliage, or the fiery red hair of Gramm's teaching assistant Kim Alicia Witt , they seem to attract more attention than they are supposed to on this Blu-ray release, because they look lovely in contrast to the rest of the film's palette. A handful of Previews for other recommended Blu-rays from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment are provided, including , , , , , , , and.
Blacks and shadow detail are presented well, and whites are bright but never bloom. Reviewed by , September 24, 2008 As recently lamented on the Made of Honor review, the mainstream Hollywood filmmaking process is a truly baffling beast. It creates a narrative mess that only contributes to the overall poor quality of the film. Synopsis directs in the thriller 88 Minutes. Finally, Sony includes the plugs. With few exceptions, dialogue is clear and easy to understand, even in quieter introspective moments.
You will get a notification at the top of the site as soon as the current price equals or falls below your price. Rear speakers pick up some score bleeding and engulf the viewer in the action with generous ambient sound. I suppose the thrill here was designed to be about the tense race for life, rather than the outcome. Yup, it's that kind of movie. So here we have the film entitled 88 Minutes, which is intended to be a crime thriller. Such shenanigans make for great trailer fodder, but fleshing out an entire film from such a thin premise proves a hard feat, indeed.
Read full profile it's just grueling Sorry, not available Grae Drake Grae Drake Movie maven about town Grae Drake began her love affair with cinema as a wee bairn, as she spent every weekend corralling her friends over to the local. On the eve of Forster's execution, one of Gramm's students is murdered in a vicious copycat crime, and Gramm himself receives an ominous message informing him that he has less than 90 minutes to live. His expert testimony has resulted in the conviction of many criminals, including serial killer Jon Forster. Textures of skin, hair, and textures are satisfactorily clear and distinguishable. Only Jon Avnet knows, I suppose. Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of '88 Minutes' on each platform. Jack Gramm Al Pacino enjoys a reputation as one of the most sought-after profilers around.
Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Jon Avnet-directed movie via subscription can be a challenge, so we here at Moviefone want to do the work for you. Contrast is nicely set, and there is a fine layer of film grain present much of the time. On the eve of Forster's execution, one of Gramm's students is murdered in a vicious copycat crime, and Gramm himself receives an ominous message informing him that he has less than 90 minutes to live. You can also get an instant mobile notification with our iPhone- or Android app. Lots of blacks and grays with a bluish tint dominate much of the time, and it isn't the prettiest film to look at, but sets the appropriate grim tone. The disc also features an Alternate Ending, which is in fact more of an extended ending, adding a further few final moments which seem to bring better closure to the film overall.
Released April 18th, 2008, '88 Minutes' stars , , , The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 47 min, and received a score of 17 out of 100 on Metacritic, which put together reviews from 27 respected critics. Unfortunately, there is no single point during the film that it succeeds in engaging the viewer. It wasn't just a problem with the female cast - too many names and characters are thrown into the mix just to keep the viewer guessing, and it is confusing, but not in a good way. Also, in typical Hollywood fashion, every woman appearing onscreen with a line or two were impossibly beautiful waifs; they all looked so alike that it was difficult to discern which name want with whom. Avnet does not seem to have a connection with his chosen subject matter, and the result is all too plain on the screen. It is a subject of morbid fascination at how these films are greenlit. If nearly two hours worth of the director drawling on isn't enough for you, there is also the Director's Point of View, a featurette running just under 8 minutes in which Avnet speaks of the film's subject matter.
The scoring by Edward Shearmur is never too intrusive on the action or the dialogue, though will still make its presence known by a fairly loud volume at times. And even the outlandish faerie tale forensics that take place on most U. Jack Gramm Al Pacino enjoys a reputation as one of the most sought-after profilers around. For more about 88 Minutes and the 88 Minutes Blu-ray release, see published by Lindsay Mayer on September 24, 2008 where this Blu-ray release scored 2. What follows is a series of false alarms and dead ends, with reams of characters tossed about in order to throw off the viewer. Though plausibly slow to act at first, as he does not believe the threat to be genuine, Jack never seems too concerned about his impending doom.
Copycat murders in Forster's style, with bodies of nubile young woman strung up by one leg, occur within hours of each other, and of course Gramm is falsely accused of these crimes through planted evidence. The apps are synchronized with your account at Blu-ray. The the lengthiest by far is the Audio Commentary with director Jon Avnet. When he finally understands that this threat is quite real, Jack still seems to move at a relatively leisured pace. He was seven years old.
One wonders at the sheer volume of painfully bad - or just plain forgettable - films, churned out on a weekly basis and sneered at by millions. Predictably, all is made right in the end. Meant to be a crime thriller of sorts, the film stars Al Pacino, who really couldn't save this cinematic mess if he tried. His expert testimony has resulted in the conviction of many criminals, including serial killer Jon Forster. As the ominous voice on the phone continues to count down, it creates a desire for the film to end rather than increasing the audience's level of anxiety; for a story supposedly about the last 88 minutes of a man's life, the film really crawls. Do you think a film like this would have the mettle to kill off Al Pacino, after all? How they somehow make it through distribution and promotion, tossed up on the silver screen nationwide for all to gawk at. A second featurette, entitled The Character Within, is also just under 8 minutes; sitting down with Al Pacino, the actor gives his impressions of his character Jack Gramm, and speaks a bit on how he prepares for such a role.
How exactly are persecuted Jews relevant to victims of a serial killer in a fictional crime thriller? The overall color tone of the film is muted, with urban scenes aplenty set amidst a dreary wet autumn. And of course, the most curious of all is how legendary, brand-name actors are lulled into participation with such a hack job project in the first place. With an incoherent narrative that simply does not succeed in enticing the viewer to care about the happenings onscreen, 88 Minutes can be added to the ever-growing pile of Hollywood junk cinema. But of course, what makes those programs so successful is the time restriction; everything must be resolved in 44 minutes. His recent testimony against a freshly convicted criminal seems to be the reason he has gotten a scary phone call informing him he will die in 88 minutes. You simply do not care about the plight of the forensic psychiatrist or any of his large female entourage.