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Writer (WGA):
Gary Scott Thompson (written by)
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Release Date:
18 April 2008 (USA) more
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He has 88 minutes to solve a murder. His own. more
Plot:
In Seattle, the successful forensic psychiatrist and college professor Jack Gramm is in evidence since... more | full synopsis
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2 nominations more
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Razzie winners!
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Good for a thriller, not as bad as people are saying more (226 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Al Pacino ... Jack Gramm

Alicia Witt ... Kim Cummings

Leelee Sobieski ... Lauren Douglas

Amy Brenneman ... Shelly Barnes

William Forsythe ... Frank Parks

Deborah Kara Unger ... Carol Lynn Johnson

Ben McKenzie ... Mike Stempt (as Benjamin McKenzie)

Neal McDonough ... Jon Forster

Leah Cairns ... Sara Pollard

Stephen Moyer ... Guy LaForge

Christopher Redman ... Jeremy Guber

Brendan Fletcher ... Johnny D'Franco

Michael Eklund ... J.T. Rycker
Kristina Copeland ... Dale Morris

Tammy Hui ... Janie Cates
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Also Known As:
88 Minutes (International: English title) (USA) (promotional title)
88 (USA) (closing credits title)
88: 88 Minutes (USA) (complete title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for disturbing violent content, brief nudity and language.
Runtime:
108 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Dolby Digital | DTS (uncredited) | SDDS (uncredited)

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Trivia:
The film runs in "real time" meaning that at the moment Jack Gramm is first told he has only 88 minutes to live, the remaining running time of the motion picture until the identity of the person who set Gramm up is exactly 88 minutes. more
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Continuity: At the beginning of the movie, when Al Pacino's character gets into the taxi, he tells cab driver to take him to 114 Western. When he arrives at the destination, the address on the front of the building is 1001. more
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Kate: Look at me. Look at the kite.
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36 out of 59 people found the following review useful.
Good for a thriller, not as bad as people are saying, 3 June 2008
7/10
Author: manubezamat from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

I actually had pretty low expectations for '88 minutes' since Al Pacino's parts in 'two for the money' and 'ocean's 13', for instance, didn't exactly impress me, but it turned out I had more good things than bad things to say about this film after watching it.

In '88 minutes' Al Pacino plays Dr. Jack Gramm, a forensic psychiatrist known for handling cases of serial killers. This time, a convicted psycopath is hours away from his death and raises doubts on Jack's veredict on him, claiming he's innocent, and Jack receives a call warning him he has 88 minutes to live.

In the first place, the initial scene is absolutely unnecessary and predisposed me into thinking the film was going to be a huge mistake, where Al would be behaving like a young man, which is kind of ridiculous at his age. But it wasn't so; it was an isolated scene.

The plot is well built, coherent, and there are no unbelievable facts in it. The atmosphere around the time fading until Jack's death is overwhelming; there isn't a moment in which the viewer won't be excited, waiting for the next move.

Al's acting isn't special; at times I felt like he was numb, sleep-walking, with no reactions whatsoever, but his acting does get better throughout the film, as the suspense gets more intense – the interesting part is he does show that old energy from his classic films every now and then.

What really doesn't do it for me, actually, is that, lately it seems that, with very few exceptions, Al's characters not only have pretty much the same personality, but the same looks. He's always tan and wearing black, even in real life ! It sucks because to me, one of the greatest things about Al is his great capacity in characterization. He gets deep into every little detail in his parts, which is why each character looks and acts so different from one another. It seems like that's been lost lately.

Overall '88 minutes' is a good thriller, but I'd recommend it mostly for Pacino fans.

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