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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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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
Rich Cline
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05/25/04
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Denzel Washington shines in Carl Franklin's thriller about a man trapped, working against time.

Full Review Source: Denton Record Chronicle (TX) | comment Comment
10/04/03
Boo Allen
Boo Allen
Denton Record Chronicle (TX)

Gripping crime thriller that reunites Devil in a Blue Dress star Denzel Washington with director Carl Franklin and, in many ways, reinvents the genre.

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10/02/03
John Anderson
John Anderson
Newsday

Franklin ramps the heart-thumping pace up and keeps it there for so long, the film feels like a success.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | comment Comment
10/03/03
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner

Denzel has made better pictures.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Report Card | comment Comment
10/02/03
Ross Anthony
Ross Anthony
Hollywood Report Card

Franklin seems to be aware that the audience knows what is going to happen.

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02/16/05
Dragan Antulov
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A roller-coaster ride of a thriller, steeped in suspense and the kind of hair-raising twists that have gone the way of quick gratification filmmaking.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
09/30/03
Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

Washington has never been more of a movie star than he is here.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
10/03/03
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

We've seen Washington as this character before, in Fallen, The Bone Collector, The Siege -- not the same character, but similar.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
10/07/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

Skillful, straight-ahead storytelling...

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
10/06/03
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

Out of Time is a generic thriller with nary a surprise in store for the experienced film noir viewer.

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09/30/03
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews

A solid thriller full of surprises.

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10/03/03
Jami Bernard
Jami Bernard
New York Daily News

Until its unfortunate surrender to a formulaic finish, Out of Time is one taut, twisty and creatively startling noir thriller.

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10/01/03
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

(The movie is) like one of those little kids’ puzzles with only six big pieces; it doesn’t take much to fit them together.

Full Review Source: Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) | comment Comment
10/05/03
Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

Even though it portends to be full of twists and turns, you're really not going to be terribly surprised by what goes on in Out of Time.

Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
10/03/03
Kit Bowen
Kit Bowen
Hollywood.com
 
 
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