a message vehicle that is both painfully obvious and utterly obtuse about its subject matter.
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03/14/01
15 Minutes (2001)
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Reviews Counted:119
Fresh:37
Rotten:82
Average Rating:4.4/10
Consensus: As critical as it is about sensationalism in the media, 15 Minutes itself indulges in lurid violence, and its satire is too heavy-handed to be effective.
Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min
Genre: Television
Synopsis: Set in a tabloid world of murder and mayhem, 15 MINUTES is a fast-paced, electrifying thriller that takes on modern America's tawdry fascination with crime. Arson investigator Jordy Warsaw (Edward... [More]
Starring: Robert De Niro, Edward Burns, Oleg Taktarov, Melina Kanakaredes
Director: John Herzfeld
Reviews for 15 Minutes
A couple of surprise twists and catchy POV-video imagery add to the uniquely unpredictable character of this explosive thriller
03/14/01
Migraine-inducing and graphically violent -- but always entertaining.
03/12/01
An ugly, depraved movie that is not so much an indictment of American celebrity culture as it is a worthless pile of trash.
03/12/01
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03/12/01
It doesn't feel like a cookie-cutter cop thriller, and, on top of that, it's actually about something.
03/12/01
The whole idea is just so 15 minutes ago.
03/09/01
A juicy murder thriller with a hyperventilating pace.
03/09/01
15 Minutes should have been played as a dark comedy -- instead it wallows in it’s own self-indulgent muck.
03/09/01
I think it effectively sends the message it intended, but that message will fly right over the heads of a lot of viewers.
03/09/01
Herzfeld's a secondhand-meister, simply regenerating themes, styles and a story line that we've all seen -- and tired of -- somewhere before.
03/09/01
The movie is nothing if not ambitious. The movie is nothing if not overdone. The movie is also, well, pretty much ... nothing.
03/09/01
A clumsy urban thriller.
03/09/01
This would be a more provocative cri de coeur if the ideas weren't just buzzing around like a swarm of enraged bees.
03/09/01
Two horrifyingly bad hours that should stand as a reminder to keep Hollywood away from big issues or anything else it can put in its mouth and choke on.
03/09/01
So flamboyant and overbearing that it comes perilously close to being a classic awful.
03/09/01
A shrewd thriller.
03/09/01
This slick rampage is just the old Bronson grinder, extruding pulp -- mighty ripe for video.
03/09/01
You have to love the film's passion and its colorful sense of self-righteousness.
03/09/01
Uneven but often-entertaining.
03/09/01
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