I cannot even begin to explain how unbelievably bad 88 Minutes really is, it would take 88 hours just to list half the reasons of why this movie is so horrible. And unfortunately, this thing was not just 88 seconds. I hated it so much I might've...
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I cannot even begin to explain how unbelievably bad 88 Minutes really is, it would take 88 hours just to list half the reasons of why this movie is so horrible. And unfortunately, this thing was not just 88 seconds. I hated it so much I might've just stopped loving Al Pacino as well. He stars as Dr. Jack Graham a tough and demented forensic psychiatrist who has the vindication of a crusading cop. This character seems like the older version of Keanu Reeves in last weeks Street Kings. 7 years ago he put away Jon Forster, played annoyingly by Neal McDanough. Forster is now a day away from death row which leaves old Jacko in the spotlight of doubt as many believe Forster is indeed innocent, or is he? For some reason, every woman in this movie either wants to sleep with Graham or is a lesbian, and all these women are quite young. First chick up is Shelley, played terribly by Amy Breneman. She is Jack's assistant and she also happens to be gay and this is done to fit in with the incredibly ridiculous conclusion. After a copycat murder of Forster's earlier kills, everyone is starting to believe that Jack may have been wrong seven years ago. Now he is getting threatening calls on his cell saying he has 88 minutes to live, hence the title. He quickly starts being paranoid and thinks that everyone he knows is in on this. What happens in this movie could not in any world take place in 88 minutes. so much is jammed into only two hours that I wish they'd leave Al Pacino alone and just kill me. Every enemy Jack has ever had is coincidentally chasing him on the exact same day. Graham calls up his FBI buddy and tells him a random person he met looks suspicious so they get a warrant and arrest the guy, just because Jack said so, which is obviously not realistic. Pacino's character is more like a chief of police then just a meesley professor. Every woman in this film gives outstandingly bad performances, Amy Breneman, Alicia Witt, and worst of all Leelee Sobieski. The year is still pretty young but this movie has a 99.9 and a half % chance of being one of the worst movies of the year. Pacino looks like a homeless bum in this film with the messy hair and the goatee, and he is so demented that I can't believe that he's be an even semi-successful psychiatrist. Then there's an awkward conversation about seamen. This has to be just about one of the worst 5 movies I have seen in my lifetime, and I've seen a lot.

I'm not quite sure why this isn't a great movie, but it's not. It's watchable and entertaining, the script and acting are OK but it misses a spark of life. It seems as if bits have been done before in other movies and they worked in those movies...
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I'm not quite sure why this isn't a great movie, but it's not. It's watchable and entertaining, the script and acting are OK but it misses a spark of life. It seems as if bits have been done before in other movies and they worked in those movies but combining them in this movie doesn't quite work...

It´s hard to write these reviews. The movie is bad but you can´t realy tell what´s so bad about it. I wouldnt say it´s boring like the last reviewer, i think it manages to keep you intrested....
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It´s hard to write these reviews. The movie is bad but you can´t realy tell what´s so bad about it. I wouldnt say it´s boring like the last reviewer, i think it manages to keep you intrested. There are only 2 good acting performances in this movie including Pacino´s. But it doesn´t help to save the movie from the horrible script and somwhat poor directing. 88 Minute is the worst movie starring Pacino i´ve seen so far. But it would work a rainy day if you have nothing else to do.

Even the legendary Tony Montana couldn't save "88 Minutes" from 108 minutes of boredom.

"88 Minutes" plays off the theme of real-time filming. It's often very hard to do, and rarely done well.

Al...
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Even the legendary Tony Montana couldn't save "88 Minutes" from 108 minutes of boredom.

"88 Minutes" plays off the theme of real-time filming. It's often very hard to do, and rarely done well.

Al Pacino plays a forensic psychologist by the name of Jack Gramm, who has given psychological evaluations to high-profile serial murderers like Ted Bundy.

He is now an expert witness giving his views of Jon Forster (Neal McDonough), the accused "Seattle Slayer," who tortures

his female victims by hanging them by the left leg, slicing a vertical laceration down the entire left side of their bodies, and bleeding them out.

After the conviction of Forster, he looks back at Gramm with a claim of revenge and a whispered, "Tick, tock, tick, tock."

Nine years later, the death sentence of Forster approaches, and Gramm celebrates his conviction.

However, there seems to be a copycat pulling off the same murders that Forster was convicted of nine years prior, bringing doubt to the testimony of the expert witness.

After hearing this, Gramm goes to his class to teach his lecture on forensic psychology, when he gets a phone call of a screaming woman.

A man speaks with a distorted voice, saying that Gramm has 88 minutes to live. "Tick tock, doc," says the voice.

The rest of the film is filled with a paranoid Gramm trying to figure out who could possibly be out to kill him, while the main suspect is behind bars.

Who does he trust?

Who does he fear?

It sounds like an excellent movie on paper, but the lackluster acting from the majority of the cast is what brings this movie down.

The problem with this film is that you spend most of the time staring at your cell phone, looking to see if the time is actually taking the real time spans.

Alicia Witt, who plays the teaching assistant of Gramm, doesn't play a convincing role of the background that her character was given.

Leelee Sobieski's performance was lackluster, as her monotonous voice didn't convey any emotion or feeling.

Pacino. It was Al Pacino; excellent as always. But his talents could not save this film.

The plot of "88 Minutes" was amazing and has great potential; unfortunately the execution of the film falls short from decent.

With much better films out there, watching this is something that could wait until it comes out on DVD.