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Out of Time (2003)

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Reviews Counted:141

Fresh:91

Rotten:50

Average Rating:6.3/10

Consensus: A fun and stylish thriller if you can get pass the contrivances.

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: How do you solve a murder when all the evidence points to you? Suppose everything you knew – everything you trusted – became a lie. For Matt Lee Whitlock, that nightmare has become a... How do you solve a murder when all the evidence points to you? Suppose everything you knew – everything you trusted – became a lie. For Matt Lee Whitlock, that nightmare has become a reality. Matt (Denzel Washington) is the chief of police in small Banyan Key, Florida. A hardworking man who’s good at his job, he’s respected by his peers and beloved by his community. But when Banyan Key is shocked by a brutal double homicide, Matt starts his investigation – and his life starts to unravel. As details of the case begin to surface, all of the evidence points to Matt as the prime suspect. Now with the investigation in full swing and several people working the case, Matt finds himself in a race against time to solve the murders before others uncover the clues he’s finding and he himself falls under suspicion. He has to stay a few steps ahead of his own police force and everyone he’s trusted in order to clear his name and uncover the horrifying truth. As the film’s intricate storyline twists and turns, speeding towards its explosive climactic confrontation, it becomes all too apparent that the truth is on Matt’s side – time, however, is not. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures presents two-time Academy Award®-winner Denzel Washington in the suspenseful thriller Out of Time, an Original Film, Monarch Pictures production. Directed by Carl Franklin from a script by Dave Collard, the film also stars Eva Mendes, Sanaa Lathan, and Dean Cain. Out of Time was produced by Neal H. Moritz and Jesse B’Franklin, with Kevin Reidy, Damien Saccani, Jon Berg, and Alex Gartner as executive producers. The talented roster of filmmakers includes director of photography Theo Van De Sande, production designer Paul Peters, editor Carole Kravetz Aykanian, costume designer Sharen Davis, and composer Graeme Revell. [More]

Starring: Denzel Washington, Eva Mendes, Dean Cain, Sanaa Lathan

Starring: Denzel Washington, Eva Mendes, Dean Cain, Sanaa Lathan

Director: Carl Franklin

Director: Carl Franklin
Screenwriter: Dave Collard
Producer: Neal H. Moritz, Jesse B'Franklin
Composer: Graeme Revell
Studio: MGM/UA

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12/27/03
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05/25/04
Nev Pierce
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Franklin's direction is blandly by the book; we know all the plot holes will be ignored, and that there will be a simplistic resolution.

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09/27/03
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12/25/03
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Movie Gazette

I have a policy about life insurance policies in movies like this: Don’t be the beneficiary. Just don’t do it. Nothing good ever comes of it.

Full Review Source: Lowell Sun | comment Comment
02/28/04
Austin O'Connor
Austin O'Connor
Lowell Sun

Out of Time is probably Hollywood's most seamless suspense trap since The Fugitive.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
10/03/03
Bob Campbell
Bob Campbell
Newark Star-Ledger

Denzel Washington shines in Carl Franklin's thriller about a man trapped, working against time.

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10/04/03
Boo Allen
Boo Allen
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10/10/03
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
Modamag.com

An implausible but still awfully fun noirish pot-boiler.

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10/11/03
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

The most purely entertaining thriller since No Way Out.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
10/03/03
Carrie Rickey
Carrie Rickey
Philadelphia Inquirer

A consistent pleasure.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
10/04/03
Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor
Salon.com

Stylish, suspenseful and spiked with sly wit.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
10/03/03
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

It’s funny that this movie was called “Out of Time” because it sure seemed like some scenes had plenty of time to drag.

Full Review Source: Broomfield Enterprise | comment Comment
11/02/03
Dan Marcucci and Nancy Serougi
Dan Marcucci and Nancy Serougi
Broomfield Enterprise

Carefully crafted and acted, Out of Time is an enjoyable but hardly compelling thriller that could have used a little more tension.

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10/07/03
Daniel Eagan
Daniel Eagan
Film Journal International

Director Carl Franklin previously worked with Washington in the criminally overlooked Devil in a Blue Dress, and he gets a solid performance out of him here again.

Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
01/01/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

It's a great ride.

Full Review Source: Slate | comment Comment
10/06/03
David Edelstein
David Edelstein
Slate

Washington's performance -- and the clever manipulations of the script (by David Collard) -- keeps Out of Time taut and credible.

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10/07/03
David N. Butterworth
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