Nick of Time

Nick of Time
by John Badham

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Actor: Charles S. Dutton, Christopher Walken, Courtney Chase, Johnny Depp, Roma Maffia
Director: John Badham
Brand: DEPP,JOHNNY
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 88 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-06-22
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Paramount

DVD Reviews of Nick of Time

DVD Review: FAR FETCHED, BUT TAUT THRILLER!
Summary: 4 Stars

I had not seen this film in a few years, so I decided to give it another look. The film is fast paced and will keep your heart pumping through it's 88 minute running time. Depp and Walken add credibility to the incredible story! So.... When reviewing a movie like this I ask myself, what were the film makers trying to accomplish? This is not Citizen Kane, it's a slickly made intense thriller with a few minor flaws! If you don't think about it too long or seriously you will enjoy this movie. The last two minutes are a bit of a disappointment because of the "Hollywood" ending, but up until then it's a fun ride! Is it somewhat far fetched ....absolutely, do I care?.........absolutely NOT! The DVD has a nice transfer, but only a trailer for bonus material.

DVD Review: Nick of Time
Summary: 5 Stars

I first watched Nick of Time on cable about 5 years ago. I was so into this movie. It is like a good book...you just cannot put down until you have finished reading it. I had to have this for my own collection. It is truly a fantastic movie. It will keep you on the edge of your seat. Just when you think Gene Watson (Johnny Depp) has finally found help from the officials he thought he could trust, lo and behold he learns everyone he approaches is involved in this dirty political event. Christopher Walken and Johnny Depp together are awesome. These two actors delivered a powerful, intense, riveting suspense that will have you wandering who will survive. Movie lovers...do not hesitate to purchase this DVD.You will not regret it. You will want to watch it over and over again.

DVD Review: incredibly stupid story
Summary: 1 Stars

I just watched this film this morning -- nearly a dozen years after the film's release. I wish I had actually never seen it.

What a stupid story! The entire premise is so preposterous that I imagine this film can only be enjoyed if you have the ability to suspend all critical thinking while viewing it. As others have commented, it makes absolutely no sense that this random accountant would be enlisted at the last minute to assassinate a governor, especially given the apparently large network of conspirators involved. Why Johnny Depp's character wouldn't have screamed for help as soon as he and his daughter were being abducted is beyond me. (Are we really to believe that he assumed that the "police" had a legitimate reason for detaining him and his daughter the way they did?) Later while he's pointing the gun at the head of the woman watching his child and she effectively talks him out of pulling the trigger by scaring him that the gunfire would "go through the seat" or be "deflected by a button" and hurt his girl, I could not believe how stupid his character apparently was. A quick shot in the woman's head from the angle at which he was holding the gun would certainly not go through the seat or deflect off a button, and the woman would certainly be dead and he could have taken his daughter and fled. And on and on with the ridiculous scenarios.

By far the worst film I've seen Johnny Depp in. The director even managed to mitigate Depp's sex appeal by making his character plain looking and apparently moronic beyond words.

DVD Review: ok, but pretty basic....
Summary: 1 Stars

This story is to commen these days. I got board.

DVD Review: Not bad, but it's no "24" either...
Summary: 4 Stars

Nick of Time was a bit of a disappointment considering the make-up of the cast, Johnny Depp and Christopher Walken among others, though by no means is it a bad movie.
A man is blackmailed into assassinating the governor of California within an hour and a half or else his daughter will be killed. The movie takes place in real time and does bring to mind the masterpiece series "24," (though it doesn't come anywhere close to Jack Bauer's world).
In short, the acting is pretty good (though nothing great), the action/special effects are just average, while the plot is rather poor.
Moreover, most characters are weak, bland and just plain uninteresting.
In a nutshell, it's probably not a movie you would want to add to your collection, but it will provide for an evening's entertainment, and that's about it.
No masterpiece here... 3.5 Stars

Description of Nick of Time

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Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: R
Release Date: 8-AUG-2006
Media Type: DVD

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