Movie Reviews, Three Stars, Two Stars - Written by trench on Thursday, October 2, 2008 4:07 - 9 Comments

88 minutes (DVD)

Let me just mention that Al Pacino can do no wrong! Even in a film as horrible as 88 minutes, his star power managed to shine. Without Pacino, this film would have been a complete disaster and sadly Pacino’s performance was probably the only positive I can mention.

As for the negatives, we may as well start off with the atrocious acting. Talk about lack of emotion and character development. All of the supporting cast put on b-rated performances, and not one character felt genuine during any point of the film. Everything was rigid and awkward and I never found a connection with any of the characters portrayed.

Then there was the lack of cohesion in the plot. There were so many damn holes in the script that you’d drown in confusion within the first thirty minutes. I never grasped what was actually going on in the film, and when I finally figured it all out, I could not understand what made “her” do it. Yes, 88 minutes was suppose to be suspense thriller, but there were just so many things that just didn’t make any sense to me.

Finally, I had a problem with all the things that happened within his 88 minute time frame. I’m pretty open minded when it comes to films, but even I found this to be incredibly unbelievable. How the heck was he able to accomplish all the things he did in just 88 minutes of time? Are you kidding me? Did time stop between scenes? Is this a sci-fi film?

Overall, I found this film to be a complete waste of time. Unless your a hardcore fan of Pacino, there is really nothing to see here. Skip it.

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I’m a fan of Pacino’s, but 88 Minutes and Righteous Kill were not good at all. Seems like his career is coming to an end and his efforts are too.

I remember noticing that his car had it’s windshield smash and scrapped at around 76 (guess…can’t remember as I saw it on the theatrical release date)…and then ten minutes later, he rolls in with his Porsche and everything is fine. How can you go to the auto body shop and get your windshield plus the rest of the car fixed in 10 minutes?

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Comment by SizzlingPopcorn on October 2, 2008 at 5:09 am

I saw this waste of time for free, THANK CHRIST, and reviewed it on Film-Book months ago. The commercial, the packaging, all make it sound interesting. NOT!!! You poor bastard. At least I knew it was bad going in.
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Comment by Film-Book dot Com on October 2, 2008 at 9:53 am

@SizzlingPopcorn - Im not sure why Al has been picking up these roles. Was Righteous Kill really that bad? Man, I thought it would be good considering the actors starring in the film. Thanks for the heads up!
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Comment by trench on October 2, 2008 at 1:27 pm

@Film - haha. My wife thought it was good. I just couldn’t get past that horrific storyline and wooden performances from the cast.. bleh!
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Comment by trench on October 2, 2008 at 1:28 pm

LOL Somehow, I don’t think even Pacino’s great performance could get me to watch this one!

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Comment by fragileheart on October 2, 2008 at 7:15 pm

fragilehearts, avoid this movie at all cost.

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Comment by Film-Book dot Com on October 4, 2008 at 12:20 am

@trench - Yes, a little better than 88 Minutes, but not much. Righteous Kill review

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Comment by SizzlingPopcorn on October 4, 2008 at 7:56 am

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