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88 Minutes, 2007

Starring: Al Pacino, Alicia Witt

Directed by: Jon Avnet

Written by: Gary Scott Thompson

Language: English

Country: Germany, USA, Canada

Runtime: 108 min

MPAA Rating: R

Rating:5.9

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88 Minutes can be described as suspenseful, tense, and rough. The plot revolves around mind games, a race against time, and psychological motives. The main genres are thriller, drama, and crime. In terms of style, 88 Minutes involves twists and turns. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, at a college. 88 Minutes is located in Washington. It takes place in contemporary times. Note that it involves brief nudity and violent content.

Summary of 88 Minutes

In 88 MINUTES, Dr. Jack Gramm (Al Pacino), a Seattle-based college professor and forensic psychiatrist, is informed by an enigmatic caller that he has exactly that amount of time to live. The threat is linked to Gramm's role in putting a convicted serial killer (Neal McDonough) behind bars nearly a decade earlier, and sends the scholar/consultant on a desperate run to avert his imminent demise. Entering into Gramm's dangerous orbit are his dutiful assistant (Amy Brenneman), an FBI agent (William Forsythe), and his admiring young students (most notably Alicia Witt), all of whom add layers to the tense mystery.

Shelved for years, 88 MINUTES was finally released in U.S. theaters during 2008, marking director Jon Avnet's first feature-film project since 1997's RED CORNER. (Avnet was brought in as a replacement for original helmer James Foley.) Pacino clearly knows his way around a thriller (see HEAT and INSOMNIA), and approaches his beleaguered character with typical gusto, while his costars, particularly Forsythe and Witt, also offer up energetic turns. Though the high-concept plot is secondary to Pacino's agitated performance, even those who drift from the storyline will appreciate the Hollywood veteran's over-the-top acting, especially if they are diehard fans of the iconic actor.

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Language:	English
Country:	Germany, USA, Canada
Release date:	18 April 2008
Runtime:	108 min

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Al Pacino

as Dr. Jack Gramm

Alicia Witt

as Kim Cummings

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Rolling Stone

I'm guessing it's the pressure of an idiot script by Gary Scott Thompson and understandably clueless direction from Jon Avnet that forces Pacino to ham it up so vigorously that you want to garnish him with cloves and a slice of pineapple. Full Review

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by: Peter Travers

San Francisco Chronicle

If you're like me and think that any Pacino movie is sort of worth seeing, so long as he never says, "Hoo-ha," then 88 Minutes won't be a total disappointment. Full Review

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by: Mick LaSalle

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All I can say is WOW. This movie is a JOKE. It appears a first time film school student got some money and had a connection with Al Pacino to get him in a movie. Read and rate it

19.September.2010
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by: Brandon
Brandon rated this movie0/10

I think Im the only one that gave this movie a 5 stars, it was really fun to watch. Read and rate it

12.February.2010
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