The film had no opening credits, except for the title 88 Minutes. Maybe that's because no one wanted to take credit for this mess.
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04/18/08
88 Minutes (2008)
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Reviews Counted:120
Fresh:6
Rotten:114
Average Rating:2.6/10
Consensus: 88 Minutes is a shockingly inept psychological thriller that expertly squanders the talent at hand.
Theatrical Release:Apr 18, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $16,930,884
Synopsis: In 88 MINUTES, Dr. Jack Gramm (Al Pacino), a Seattle-based college professor and forensic psychiatrist, is informed by an enigmatic caller that he has exactly that amount of time to live. The... [More]
Starring: Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Leelee Sobieski, Amy Brenneman
Director: Jon Avnet
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Reviews for 88 Minutes
If only the film actually ran 88 minutes instead of 108, the many glaring logic loopholes might have whizzed by without notice. But like a bad apple, that extra 20 minutes of wasted film has rotted the rest.
04/17/08
At 68, Pacino still has the chops to give a scene a moment of raw power. But it's clear he could care less about this story, his performance has no conviction, and he's mostly emitting sparks of self-parody.
04/17/08
It's always a shock when a movie turns out to be this bad.
04/16/08
Top CriticWhat a bore. I guessed the identity of the killer from the character's second appearance, and I'm not that smart.
04/18/08
Top Critic"88 Minutes" is one of those thrillers in which characters seem to run all over the place and talk a lot on cell phones. Yet nothing really seems to get accomplished.
04/18/08
The flaws in 88 Minutes can be found in several areas (writing, directing, editing, acting, continuity, makeup and cinematography, for starters) and are fairly extensive.
04/18/08
One of the absolutely stupidest mysteries ever to receive studio financing and a legitimate theatrical release in this country.
04/27/08
It's usually fun when a murder-mystery offers several suspects, but this goes beyond serving up a few red herrings; here, we get trout, tilapia and mahi mahi as well.
04/23/08
It’s not often you encounter a feature film that contains not even one believable minute.
04/17/08
Pacino feels like a bankable source to disguise mediocrity but a dud is a dud and Avnet is wholly indifferent
04/17/08
There's a lot of familiar territory covered in this new thriller. Unfortunately, most of that territory falls in the land of bad movies.
04/18/08
brightened only by its fleeting moments of unintentional humor
04/16/08
At times it's almost like Pacino has been lured into a Bobby Bowfinger production except the best blackmail material around to get his permission for release is 88 Minutes itself.
04/17/08
The overwrought production, sieve-like plot and ludicrous characters merge into something genuinely hilarious. But that's clearly not what cast and crew were going for.
10/03/08
This is an excruciating "88 Minutes."
05/10/08
A tense race against the clock
04/22/08
Preposterous in design, abysmal in execution and laugh-out-loud funny when it's straining for drama, the film doesn't even honor the lean-and-mean promise of its title.
04/17/08
Top CriticPacino's frenzy, some nice Seattle location scenery, and an over-the-top ending right out of 'Batman' do not a fine crime film make.
04/20/08
A skilled director could take the same exact script from 88 Minutes, change maybe three or four lines, and shoot it as a spoof movie. It's that close to self-parody.
04/17/08
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September 09, 2008:
While 88 Minutes is no 3:10 To Yuma, this beat-the-clock escape artist fare that's light on logic and heavy on the shoe leather, sustains sufficient breathlessly nerve-jangling lockdown for the duration, despite a couple of weirdly situated plot holes. 
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