Ticking Clock (2011)

A reporter stumbles upon the journal of a murderer replete with plans to butcher specific people, and investigates on his own, finding that every trail leads to a 9-year-old orphan living in a group home.

Director:

Ernie Barbarash

Writer:

John Turman

Stars:

Cuba Gooding Jr., Neal McDonough, Nicki Aycox

Cast

Credited cast:
Cuba Gooding Jr.	...	Lewis Hicks
Neal McDonough	...	Keech
Nicki Aycox	...	Polly
Austin Abrams	...	James
Yancey Arias	...	Detective Becker
Dane Rhodes	...	Detective Gordon
Danielle Nicolet	...	Gina Hicks
Adrianne Frost	...	Vicki Ihrling
Edrick Browne	...	Detective Maddox
Veronica Berry	...	Felicia Carson
Shanna Forrestall	...	Kayla Pierce
James DuMont	...	Zoo Guard
Angelena Swords	...	Shelly (as Angelena Swords Brocato)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ross Britz	...	Rookie Cop
Michael Dardant	...	Magician

Storyline

Lewis Hicks (Cuba Gooding Jr.) is a reporter and journalist specializing in writing about the crime of murder. Instead of writing his next story, Lewis becomes the story when his new girlfriend is sadistically murdered, and he is the only suspect. Lewis investigates the murder himself and finds the killer's journal with his past victims and a death list of his future prey. Lewis believes that he is the only person who can stop the killer before time runs out for his next victim.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | future | secret | 12 year old | meeting future self | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody violence, grisly images and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 January 2011 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Al límite

Filming Locations:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA), Ticking Clock Productions, Upload Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

A calendar shows that April 17, 2011 is a Saturday. It is actually Palm Sunday.

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Quotes

Keene: I'm sorry I'm not what you thought the future would look like...

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Connections

References Star Trek (1966)

User Reviews

Could have, should have, would have

I so wanted this to be an enjoyable movie with Cuba Gooding Jr.

Not the case.

Although occasionally believable, on a whole the acting was way beyond par. The storyline, although showing some potential, was far from well executed.

I'm sure this made for a good movie if you'd just skimmed through the script. And with a lot more effort, I'm sure this could have been an excellent movie. But as it stands, disappointing performances across the board.

Don't waste your time, this movie deserves it straight-to-DVD status.