Ham-fisted and pathetic.
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03/08/01
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
Criticizes us for watching exploitative violence even as it foists big helpings of carnage on us.
03/08/01
One of the most brazen pieces of blame-shifting in exploitation-picture history.
03/08/01
Less the blistering satire it imagines itself than a blustering, bloody, blundering melodrama.
03/08/01
The characters and story develop in ways that are both unexpected and convincing.
03/08/01
Boasts a fine cast and makes enough cogent points that it rises above standard cop fare.
03/08/01
Its savage indictment of the nexus involving media, crime and a voracious public is a cinematic statement difficult to ignore.
03/08/01
Top CriticDoes offer some wonderfully cinematic moments ... that get the blood and adrenaline pumping.
03/08/01
[The premise is] rolled up in a formulaic young cop-old cop action flick like a sparkler in a rug.
03/08/01
Ambitious, cluttered and ultimately incoherent.
03/08/01
A very original and timely movie which connects on various levels.
03/08/01
A jumping off point for showy, contrived, borderline exploitation sequences that fail to tie together because they're not really there to do anything but sell themselves as money shot thrills.
03/08/01
Seek out a quality production and don't settle for this sort of cheese.
03/08/01
The intriguing movie works in fits and spurts but keeps you with it even with some troubling logical problems.
03/08/01
Comes off more than a bit contrived and about as subtle as Jesse Ventura.
03/08/01
Roden and Taktarov are such likeable villains that it's a pleasure to watch them.
03/08/01
Eddie Flemming and Jordy Warsaw could have come from the markdown bin at the cliched characters store.
03/08/01
Big, loud and lurid, but no less entertaining for that.
03/08/01
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