Directed by jon avnet and starring al pacino, alicia witt, leelee sobieski and amy brenneman. Lacking tension in its setting and empathy for its characters, 88 minutes is a woeful excuse of a thriller thanks to the inept direction by jon avnet, who has forgotten to inject emotion and. But beyond that, the curiosity factor is pretty limited. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the movie to get the dialogue. So i was a little bummed looking at the netflix sleevethis thing is an hour and 47 minutes, which is considerably longer than 88. Al pacino managed to sink below the depths of acting on autopilot to complete sleepwalking throughout this uninspired movie. Apr 18, 2008 watch the movie trailer for 88 minutes 2008.
Jack was so out of it, he left it all behind and came to seattle to see if he could get a fresh start. The old pro does his gritty methodacting best to keep everything working, but the script is so thin that he sometimes looks. He receives subsequent telephone calls and messages every five minutes or so counting down the minutes. The film opens with a scene of an unknown assailant breaking into the home of two sisters. It follows three high school friends, who are forced to commit a brazen robbery which quickly goes horribly wrong. Jack gramm, a celebrated forensic psychologist at a seattle university who receives a cryptic phone call saying that he has only 88 minutes to live.
A thriller about a college professor who, while moonlighting as a forensic psychiatrist for the fbi, receives a death threat telling him that he has only 88 minutes to live. Al pacino, neal mcdonough, alicia witt, leelee sobieski, amy brenneman, william forsythe, deborah kara unger, benjamin mckenzie, leah cairns. Al pacino 88 minutes about the murders in seattle washington. Pacino plays university professor jack gramm, who occasionally assists the fbi in matters. That 88 minutes is a cruddy, silly thriller is nothing remotely shocking. It stars katharine isabelle as a woman whose plans for revenge become derailed when she suffers a fugue state and must piece together her memories. It has an exciting finish, but the rest of the movie is all over the place, with some bad dialogue and superficial plotting. A college professor al pacino, who moonlights as a forensic psychiatrist for the fbi, receives a death threat that says he has only 88 minutes. Al pacino is a forensic psychologist who gets a call telling him he has 88 minutes to live. To save his life, he must use all his skills and training to narrow down the possible suspects, which include a disgruntled student, a jilted former lover and a serial killer on death row. Even the most prolific actorsand pacino isnt that prolificonly get so many films. Of course, you wouldnt know that if youve only seen 88 minutes.
Al pacino, neal mcdonough, alicia witt, leelee sobieski, amy brenneman, william forsythe, deborah kara. It was released in the us on 6 january 2015 and 8 may 2015 in canada. The movie does have a consummate actor, al pacino, carrying the lions share of the dramatic burden for the duration of its grinding 88plus20 minutes. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing 88 minutes near you. Everything you need to know about 88 minutes movie 2008.
Nov 17, 2008 a college professor al pacino, who moonlights as a forensic psychiatrist for the fbi, receives a death threat that says he has only 88 minutes to live. This weeks round of new movie release information contains release dates for 27 dresses, be. While the film is filled with fine females such as alicia witt, leelee sobieski, deborah kara unger, and amy brenneman, its relatively unknown brunette leah cairns, from battlestar galactica, who sends the skin. In seattle, the successful forensic psychiatrist and college professor jack gramm is in evidence since he was responsible for. With al pacino, alicia witt, ben mckenzie, leelee sobieski. So whoever sent the tape and is trying to kill him knew the importance of 88 minutes. No, former star of the oc benjamin mckenzie did not speak with movies online for the random duration of one hour and twentyeight minutes. Some shots looked pretty concise and accurate, but more than a. It takes just 88 minutes for simba to complete the circle of life, from baby lion hoisted into the sunlight, to teen lion living with a.
You might think 88 minutes unspools in something resembling real time, with gramm desperately trying to find the taunting killer. In seattle, the successful forensic psychiatrist and college professor jack gramm is in evidence since he was responsible for the condemnation of the serial killer jon forster. Jack gramm, a celebrated forensic psychologist at a seattle university who receives. This week we invite pete holmes into the fold to suffer through this realtime adventure and the accompanying misogyny, unnecessary character names, and first draft dialogue. This weeks round of new movie release information contains release dates for 27 dresses, be kind rewind, 88 minutes and passengers. The gruesome sadomasochistic sexual torture of one victim makes for uncomfortable, and explicit viewing, and the female characters around pacino serve as little more than eye candy. It received its world premiere on october 26, 2014 at the. As a copycat murderer terrorizes the city, gramm receives a mysterious phone call stating he has just 88 minutes left to live. Jack gramm, a college professor who moonlights as a forensic psychiatrist for the fbi. To be quite honest, the movie shouldve been titled wireless paranoia, because what 88 minutes ends up being is an 88minute add for cell phones. Alicia witt and leelee sobieski at an event for 88 minutes 2007 al pacino in 88. Fitting, giving the title, that this is a case of plot by numbers.
The plot is well built, coherent, and there are no unbelievable facts in it. Whats the story in 88 minutes, al pacino stars as dr. When gramm receives a death threat claiming he has only 88 minutes to live, he must use all his skills and training to narrow down the possible suspects, who include a disgruntled student, a jilted former lover, and a serial killer who is already on death row, before his time runs out. Dec 24, 2007 a college professor who moonlights as a forensic psychiatrist for the fbi, receives a death threat claiming he has only 88 minutes to live. At 108 minutes overall, the 88 minutes run in real time, the story only just stays within its welcome too. See the full list of 88 minutes cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. At 88 minutes, the documentary has a few too many talking heads, and some might consider the use of graphic historical footage of violence a bit gratuitous it seems to be there to show what happens when the values of the open society disintegrate. When gramm receives a death threat claiming he has only 88 minutes to.
Finally, the 88 minutes script is here for all you fans of the al pacino thriller. But its 106 minutes and it feels longer than that, and there are all kinds of problems with the conventional timeline of the movie. The movie is practically begging you to glance at your watch to see if the right amount of minutes have past in between threats, thus taking you completely out of the movie. Partially told in real time, this thriller stars al pacino as seattlebased forensic psychiatrist jack gramm, who was responsible for helping to put a serial killer on death row. On the day that a serial killer that he helped put away is supposed to be executed, a noted forensic psychologist and college professor receives a call informing him that he has 88 minutes left to live. The eightyeight minutes is significant in jacks life pertaining to the murder of his younger sister katie when she was a child. Jon avnet directs al pacino in the thriller 88 minutes. A thriller about a college professor who, while moonlighting as a forensic psychiatrist for the fbi, receives a. When the police caught the guy, he laughed and said it took him 88 minutes to kill his sister. As such, he knows that what is currently happening is personal against him.
Mar, 2012 al pacino is one of americas finest film actors. But the actor that portrayed ryan atwood in the former fox series does star in the latest al pacino vehicle, 88 minutes as mike stemp, an angry college student who pacinos character suspects may be involved with the killings. And of all the scripts out there, why choose one that requires him to explain that he didnt know the dead woman was a hooker when he slept with her, and that whoevers framing him for the crime must have pumped his semen out of the dead hooker and into the corpse of a. A college professor al pacino, who moonlights as a forensic psychiatrist for the fbi, receives a death threat that says he has only 88 minutes to live. When gramm receives a death threat claiming he has only 88 minutes to live, he must use all his skills and training to narrow down the possible suspects, who include a disgruntled student, a jilted former lover, and a serial killer. Al pacino, neal mcdonough, leelee sobieski, alicia witt. Filming began in the vancouver area on october 8, 2005, and wrapped up in december 2005. Ten years ago, torturemurderer jon forster was convicted and sentenced to death after being testified against by forensic professor jack gramm pacino. I didnt want to read too much about the silliness to be found in 88 minutes, i wanted to experience those 88 minutes myself. The old pro does his gritty methodacting best to keep everything working, but the script is so thin that he sometimes looks a bit silly trying to make it appear weighty. Jack gramm al pacino is a forensic psychologist for the fbi, as well as a university teacher. A college professor who moonlights as a forensic psychiatrist for the fbi, receives a death threat claiming he has only 88 minutes to live.
New documentary tells the full story of george soros. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of. The guy broke in and did unspeakable things to jacks sister. Jack gramm pacino was critical in convicting the killer. If you like 88 minutes you are looking for suspenseful, twists and turns and rough movies about with serial killer, murder, fbi, manipulation, torture, death threat and death themes of crime, drama and mystery genre shot in usa or germany. Rent 88 minutes 2007 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
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