88 Minutes (2007)

Director:

Jon Avnet

Writer (WGA):

Gary Scott Thompson (written by)

Release Date:

18 April 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

He has 88 minutes to solve a murder. His own.

Plot:

In Seattle, the successful forensic psychiatrist and college professor Jack Gramm is in evidence since...

Plot Keywords:

Delayed Execution | Obscene Finger Gesture | Bound And Gagged | Pistol | Tied To Chair

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Cast

Al Pacino	...	Dr. Jack Gramm
Alicia Witt	...	Kim Cummings
Leelee Sobieski	...	Lauren Douglas
Amy Brenneman	...	Shelly Barnes
William Forsythe	...	Special Agent Frank Parks
Deborah Kara Unger	...	Carol Johnson
Benjamin McKenzie	...	Mike Stempt
Neal McDonough	...	Jon Forster
Leah Cairns	...	Sara Pollard
Stephen Moyer	...	Guy LaForge
Christopher Redman	...	Jeremy Guber
Brendan Fletcher	...	Johnny D'Franco
Michael Eklund	...	J.T. Rycker
Kristina Copeland	...	Dale Morris
Tammy Hui	...	Janie Cates

Also Known As:

88 Minutes (International: English title) (USA) (promotional title)
88 (USA) (closing credits title)
88: 88 Minutes (USA) (complete title)
Two for the Money: Part II (USA) (fake working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for disturbing violent content, brief nudity and language.

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (FotoKem)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | USA:R (certificate #41493) | Finland:K-15 | France:U (with warning) | Brazil:16 | Germany:16 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Koerner Plaza, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Millennium Films

Trivia:

Was scheduled for release in 2005 but the release date was pushed back numerous times.

Goofs:

Continuity: The rope that Loren uses is attached to a locking device, as shown by the fact that she has the gun in one hand and operates the tape recorder with the other but the rope doesn't slip. As soon as she is shot, the rope starts to run which wouldn't happen with a locking device.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Kate: Look at me. Look at the kite.

88 Minutes of Subpar Thriller Fare

I will not discuss any of the plot point of the film, as I do not wish to spoil any "surprises", but I will say that it's a sad state of affairs that a movie of this caliber is considered even nearly good. The characters are one dimensional, the plot trodding on all-too-familiar themes, and the acting is abysmal. Al Pacino, who used to be a fine actor, sleep walks his way through this movie and delivers the exact same performance as he did in "Two For The Money", "Insomnia", "People I Know" and "Simone" (I will admit I liked him in "Merchant of Venice"). This movie is not superb...it's not even good. Al, this is a wake up call to please return to the realm of acting instead of collecting the first paycheck that comes your way.