Minutes to Midnight (2018) User Reviews

Boobs, blood and bad acting galore

[cammills-27460 · 3/10 · 11 August 2018]

You are going to watch this movie to see boobs, blood and bad acting from actors who should be at the glue factory. This movie is in the bad but good bag category if you can watch b grade movies. Mr Haim and Fieldman would have done this movie on a bag of Bolivias finest and gone straight to VHS.

What the heck happened to Richard Grieco?

In a nutshell, bad acting sprinkled in between kills and the occasional thrill. By thrills I literally mean 3 pairs of to be honest nice breastesses throughout the first middle half of the 'movie'. The shower scene may as well have had a phone number to call now.

There are so many plot holes and poorly filmed/edited/special effects that this movie may as well have been about swiss cheese however there are moments of success however scattered through the madness.

Using the same driving footage 4 times in a row is sheer brilliance to confuse the viewer.

Man I wish i was a fly on the wall for casting

Johnny Impact vs. Texas Chainsaw: Cabin-in-the-Woods Match 1

[nogodnomasters · 4/10 · 17 July 2018]

Cabin in the woods slasher film. Richard Grieco plays a creepy sheriff and we know he is not the killer because we see the killer's face early. People party in a remote lodge on New Year's. Sara Fletcher is set up as the final girl, John Hennigan as the hero. Jena Sims plays our token slut, who looks like Stormy Daniels with the much needed nose job. African-American couple so it doesn't look overly white, like "Friends," Nothing spectacular in the dialogue or writing. Needed to make killers more like Rob Zombie creations.

Guide; F-word, sex, nudity (Jena Sims, Diana Terranova, Heather Paige Cohn)

Despite some top names it's a waste

[rivertam26 · 3/10 · 6 April 2020]

A group of friends gather for a new years eve celebration and are attacked by a mask clad psycho with insidious intentions. This surprisingly polished production, I'm sure was taken quite seriously when it was made. Especially by a plastered out Richard Grieco who plays the town sheriff. There's no real original thought here it's pretty basic and by the numbers. But the addition of unnecessary subplots and a lack of suspense or effective kills make things even worse. Despite some cool cover art and a screenplay that would have been better off it had stuck to the basics this film is a complete waste of energy.

*.5/5

Nonsensical killing spree...Spoiler Alerts!

[vendo1961 · 2/10 · 28 January 2019]

If you considered watching this because you're a fan of Dominique Swain...forget it! She is in the movie from @12:20-13:20...exactly One Minute! The plot is a bunch of "college kids" who go to a closed resort in the woods for New Years and get murdered by three TX Chainsaw types, though mostly just the one big, Jason-like dude.Eighties teen heartthrob Richard Grieco plays the sheriff of the "town," even though he makes no effort not to look like a disheveled, long haired drunkard. It's ok, though, as the town appears to have no people in it, other than the characters in the movie. The murders are of the usual "Friday the 13th" variety, with stock character types. Jena Sims (nice) & Heather Paige Cohen (WOW) provide the nudity, but not enough to save this mess. There is a twist at the end that makes no sense whatsoever, as there's neither a flashback nor early dialogue to foreshadow it. The reason all this was done, "to clear the (already empty) town of rotten kids" is especially silly, given that the first 4 victim were adults. Perhaps a different ending was planned and time and money constraints forced them to slap together this awful denouement. It's not nearly bad enough to be ironically entertaining (like "The Room" or "Samurai Cop"). Just a waste of time. Thank you, anyway, Ms Cohen.

Baldwin garbage

[digger-06358 · 2/10 · 25 July 2019]

I guess I should have expected this movie to be bad because William Baldwin is involved. Typical of his movies this one has no real point. It could have been entertaining, but it isn't. Just an excuse to have some masked killers slaughter some incredibly stupid young people. Some of the other actors appear to be trying hard to look convincing in their roles. Others, like Baldwin, are just bad. Some of the special effects are also very poorly done. Not surprising that there is really no plot to this movie either. As stated this is just a reason to have some gore to excite those that need to see that for a movie to be good.

If you are looking for some cheaply done gore fest then this might be of interest. It also could fit into that sub category of so bad that it's good. If you have time to waste and some popcorn or pizza to eat then this might suffice while you eat.

Oh god...

[thetheonly · 2/10 · 8 October 2019]

I'd avoid this movie like the plague. There are a few things that are good but mostly this film is horrible, no pun intended. This movie lacks in plot all that's there is people go diappearing and it feels like the town is covering up and then we are introduced to a group of adults who are going to this town but not staying in the town but staying in a cabin in the middle of the woods. I will now go over what this film succeeds at and fails at. This movie succeeds in some gore effects thats it. The film fails at a multitude of things. The cinematography truly sucks and is a huge drawback. The charactars are weak and no strong acting is provided by the actors. This film also falls into a multitude of horror tropes that are way too overdone in this film and others. The film also fails in it's plot, the atmosphere is surprisingly weak and the tone is lackluster. This film isn't so bad it's good its just bad. I found myself not caring most of the picture and almost falling asleep. If the pacing was good I might have been more interested but the pacing also sucks. There's a reason this film is straight to DVD. Oh god save me from the hour and a half i lost of my life. Please don't watch this i have a written a multitiude of reviews of other films that are better than this that you should watch instead.

Nothing To See Here, Folks. Move Along.

[redrobin62-321-207311 · 1/10 · 26 July 2018]

It's unfathomable that, in this day and age, tripe like "Minutes to Midnight" would get the greenlight from any studio. The film is rife with nothing but cliches. To wit:

Law enforcement officers who don't wear uniforms but, instead, pull their guns on innocent people in the street.

A deep, rarely discovered forest that lies within walking distance of a small town full of millenial yuppies.

Speaking of millenials, they're all typically clueless, but goodlooking, in this movie.

Don't waste your time with this. Watch this only to see what garbage is being thrown direct to DVD these days.

DO NOT WATCH

[cjselhorst · 2/10 · 18 November 2018]

This is a terribly made movie. It does not introduce anyone in the movie. It jumps around too much and has no details in the movie. I would rather watch a kids show than this movie ever again.

Glimpse of good, but diluted in the bad.

[destroyerwod · 4/10 · 14 November 2020]

This movie could had been a very good slasher. First there is known name in there like Christopher Judge (Stargate), William Baldwin, John Hennigan (Johny Mundo/Impact/Nitro from Wrestling) and a few others. I personally like Heather Paige Cohn that i seen before in those cheap (but fun for me) trashy comedies about fraternities and such. I think i seen her naked in all the movies i saw with her and this one is no exeption. She has a great body and its a slasher, so its fitting.

But alrght lets get down to the movie yes? So beside nudity what was good? The main killer design is pretty cool looking, he has that Jason vibe. The killer chick is alright altough very underused. There some cool shots in the woods and a few bloody kills.

The bad tough outweight the good and thats the issue. The pacing is not good, take way too much time to get going, when the killing start its fast and lack suspense and build. Its like all this time spent with the characters before was just to put a trope personality on them and thats it. Like i said above some kills are bloody and alright, but a lot are pretty basic and uninspired. The plot seem to be a bit too convulated and all over the place for what ultimately is a slasher movie. For instance there is a storm that is supose to come and thats why they are partying there but ultimately beside lightning shots you never see anything else to fit a "storm premise" wich i think the movie could have benefit from having. There is a few over the top foggy scenes (over the top as i never seen fog act this way in real life) for atmosphere but it does not convince much.

That said its alright for 1 watch on a late night, i saw it on Tubi so i didn't paid anything either (just had to watch a few ads) and it spent the time for that evening.

Not a must watch for any slasher fan, but not a terrible movie. The production quality is actually decent, i couldn't find the budget for it, but it does not look super cheaply made like some of those. I just think the director and writer were inexperienced and just pitched their idea on paper/camera thinking all a slasher need is a cool looking killer, nudity and bloody kills to be good.

Rambo meets Texas chainsaw massacre!

[bluemoonjboy · 10/10 · 14 July 2020]

Cheese filled masterpiece directed by the son of straight to video legend Fred Olen Ray.This is much better than some other ray Jr films such as Almighty Thor and Two headed shark attack.Has some fine nudity and gore.Also loved the fight scenes,reminded me of the 80s action/ horror crossover films

RUN OF THE MILL HORROR FILM

[tleelouis · 6/10 · 24 December 2021]

PLOT WAS OK COULD HAVE BEEN EXECUTED BETTER. BUT THE GIRLS WERE GOOD TO LOOK AT. EPESLY HEATHER PAIGE COHAN GUYS SHOULD GIVE THE FLIK A LOOK FOR HER ALONE.

Great Movie

[wifeofdazai · 10/10 · 5 January 2022]

Simply a nice slasher movie, with great effects and much efford. The camera is sometimes abit unsteady, but all in all great Movie. The acting was okay, alot of Boobs and gore. The story sometimes misses some Details, but the good gore and blood is what we're watching it for. Definitely gonna watch it again. Family loved it.