Time Bomb (2006) (TV)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Stephen Gyllenhaal

Writer (WGA):

Frank Military (written by)

Release Date:

19 March 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot:

The Department of Homeland Security receives a threat that a bomb has been set to explode during a sports event in Washington, D.C. |

Cast

David Arquette	...	Mike Bookman
Richard T. Jones	...	Douglas Campbell
Tara Rosling	...	Lynn Bookman
Angela Bassett	...	Jill Greco
Neil Napier	...	Clark McDaniel
Henri Pardo	...	John Givens
Matt Connell	...	Matt Calvillo
Simon Reynolds	...	Richard Zawadski
Gianpaolo Venuta	...	Agent Brian Goodman
Carlo Rota	...	Musab Hyatti
Devon Goyo	...	Sean Bookman
Jim McNabb	...	Red Beacham
Fajer Al-Kaisi	...	Al-Fatwa
Sabine Karsenti	...	Deanne Mitchell
Lynne Adams	...	FBI Agent Lawton

Runtime:

USA:83 min (dvd version) | 120 min (including commercials)

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Company:

Paramount Network Television Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: In the bar scene near the beginning of the film, the gunmen put a bomb on the bar. The clock on the bomb is showing 29:56 and beeping each second. Then we cut away from the bomb, bu we continue to hear the beeping for 20 seconds. when the bomb is shown again, the time shown is 29:49 even though more than 7 beeps were heard.

Soundtrack:

Rock And Roll Part 2

OK for made-for-TV.

I saw this on CBS last night, and I must say it kept my attention, but the acting was mediocre at best. David Arquette is almost impossible to take seriously, especially in the emotional moments. Honestly, what were they thinking when they cast him in the lead? There are probably thousands of unknown actors that would have been more believable. I've liked David Arquette in the other films I've seen him in, but this just shows that he is not a dramatic actor. He should stick to comedy. I won't give anything away, but the plot twist at the end doesn't really make a lot of sense either. I think the makers of this film thought the material with terrorism and racial profiling would make it relevant and edgy, but instead it was just cliché and predictable.

Also, the cinematography was nothing special, for a while I wasn't sure whether this was a movie or a new TV show. But I did keep watching till the end, but a good TV show could easily have pulled me away.