88 Minutes

Director: Jon Avnet
Actors: Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Leelee Sobieski, Amy Brenneman, William Forsythe
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Category: Movie

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Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars 56 reviews
Sales Rank: 42

Genre: Drama
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 108 Minutes

ASIN: B001JQR9CQ

Theatrical Release Date: April 18, 2008
Release Date: November 10, 2008
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88 Minutes

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Synopsis

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. 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.

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5 out of 5 stars 8 8 Minutes    January 7, 2009
Warren Christian II (Glendale, Arizona)
AL PACINO . . . Is NOT going to be disappointing
anybody in this movie. It is worth twice
WHATEVER you pay for it . . .


4 out of 5 stars Enjoyable thriller    January 3, 2009
Karen Potts (Lake Jackson, Texas)
In this movie, Al Pacino is a forensic psychologist who has a way with women. He served as an expert witness on a murder case and he was largely responsible for putting the accused man into prison. On the day that the man is due to be executed, a copycat murder takes place which suggests that the man has been falsely imprisoned. At the same time, Pacino receives a phone call telling him that he has only 88 minutes to live. For the rest of the movie, Pacino races against time as numerous red herrings are thrown at the audience.

After glancing at some of the other reviews, it is evident that many people disagree with me that this is an entertaining thriller. My husband and I enjoyed it and felt that we were definitely entertained for 88 minutes.


2 out of 5 stars This film brought to you by MSNBC    January 3, 2009
Matthew J. Uhley (Phoenix, AZ)
Al Pacino sleepwalks through the role of a go-to crime fighter named Jack Gramm who races against the clock to stop a murder - his own.

The script (such that it is) is cliche-riddled with all the sloppiness of a drive-by shooting. The predictable culprit taunts our bored-looking protagonist - whom everyone in the picture can immediately identify - with a faux-Jigsaw computerized voice in a failed effort to replicate Dennis Hopper's "Pop quiz, hotshot!" from Speed: "Tick tock, doc!"

The cherry on top of it all is either a well-placed stegosaurus toy during an attempt by Al Pacino to deliver a serious, lengthy monologue or this dialogue exchange:

Jack: "Somebody hired Sara Pollard to be with me last night, then killed her. Took my semen, deposited it into Dale Morris."
Frank: "Do you have any idea how absurd that sounds?"
Jack: "No, it's not absurd!"

88 Minutes is over-the-top camp that just barely passes for fun if the audience can give in to its unintentional hilarity.


3 out of 5 stars If you liked Copy Cat... Watch it again!    December 31, 2008
G. E. Williams (California)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

I liked the old Sigourney Weaver film Copy Cat, it was tense and scary and interesting. 88 Minutes is almost the same movie with Al Pacino taking the part of Weaver. Nothing special about the film other than the thought that is expressed in the alternative ending. Not a terrible movie, but nothing to get excited about and share with your friends.
2 1/2 *


5 out of 5 stars First Class    December 27, 2008
John Oldenkamp (Idaho)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

A good look at the psychopathic mind by way of entertainment. Pacino may be getting old but he still has the ability to act credibly as well, the supporting cast do not dissapoint either. A very taut suspense thriller. Highly recommended.