88 Minutes (2007)
Why would an incredibly good-looking, clean-cut, squeaky clean actor take a part as a disgusting serial killer? Sometimes, it’s a contract, draw of a costar or director, the promise of a career boost, an attempt to show versatility, and sometimes it’s just a mistake or bad taste. Whatever the reason, Neal McDonough shouldn’t have been in 88 Minutes.
This is one of those movies that keeps getting remade, because people like to watch them, during which the good guy has to stop the bad guy during the real time of the running length. If you’re the target audience, you’ve probably already seen this one. I always watch Al Pacino’s movies, so that’s why I sat through it, even though I didn’t like Jon Avnet’s direction, Alicia Witt’s blandness, or the presence of a serial killer. It’s not my idea of entertainment to see a young, scantily-clad girl tied up while a handsome bad guy stands there smiling and using a knife, which happens during the opening scene.
DLM Warning: If you suffer from vertigo or dizzy spells, like my mom does, this movie will not be your friend. Much of this movie uses a handheld camera and in some scenes the camera spins, and it will make you sick. In other words, “Don’t Look, Mom!”
Kiddy Warning: Obviously, you have control over your own children. However, due to violence, I wouldn’t let my kids watch it.
More Al Pacino movies here!
This is one of those movies that keeps getting remade, because people like to watch them, during which the good guy has to stop the bad guy during the real time of the running length. If you’re the target audience, you’ve probably already seen this one. I always watch Al Pacino’s movies, so that’s why I sat through it, even though I didn’t like Jon Avnet’s direction, Alicia Witt’s blandness, or the presence of a serial killer. It’s not my idea of entertainment to see a young, scantily-clad girl tied up while a handsome bad guy stands there smiling and using a knife, which happens during the opening scene.
DLM Warning: If you suffer from vertigo or dizzy spells, like my mom does, this movie will not be your friend. Much of this movie uses a handheld camera and in some scenes the camera spins, and it will make you sick. In other words, “Don’t Look, Mom!”
Kiddy Warning: Obviously, you have control over your own children. However, due to violence, I wouldn’t let my kids watch it.
More Al Pacino movies here!