96 Minutes (2012)
Average Rating: 5.3/10
Reviews Counted: 17
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 9
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Average Rating: 4.8/10
Critic Reviews: 6
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 3
No consensus yet.
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Average Rating: 3.2/5
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96 Minutes is the spellbinding story of a carjacking and four kids caught in the hair-raising chaos of one night. The story builds to a thrilling climax as it intercuts between the car and the beginning of that day, following the separate stories of each kid - where they come from, who they are, and how they all ended up in one car on this fateful night. With incredible performances by a young cast, this riveting moral tale touches on the issues of race, class, friendship and our connections to
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Cast
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Brittany Snow
Carley, Carly -
Evan Ross
Dre -
Christian Serratos
Lena -
J. Michael Trautmann
Kevin -
David Oyelowo
Duane -
Jessie Rusu
Jill -
Adam Trahan
Michael -
Dr. Sharon Morris May
Rhonda -
Justin Martin
Raymond -
Jon Chaffin
J.J. -
Dale Neal
Tye -
Markice Moore
Keith -
Tyrone Rivers
Rodger -
Sonja Perryman
Dre's Teacher -
Anna Enger
Rachel -
Sylvia Jeffries
Kevin's Mom -
Jason Park
Max -
Charles Van Eman
Professor -
Jamila Thompson
Keisha -
Alisa Sherrod
Gina -
Hosea Chanchez
Officer Grooms -
J. Matthew Davis
Rodney -
Charles Black
Convenience Store Clerk -
Elena Varela
ER Doctor -
Michael Scialabba
Cop at Hospital -
Sope Aluko
Prison Worker -
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All Critics (20) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (9) | DVD (1)
The plot doesn't spiral; it falls with a thud and then just lies there.
Top CriticThe talented Mr. Ross makes Dre's panic and adrenaline-fueled behavior all too believable. You watch as he sees his horizons dim. What could be sadder?
The feature debut of writer-director Aimee Lagos, the film feels overstuffed and overcooked, as if the filmmaker were trying to get too much out all in one go.
The film cuts with such precision that there's scarcely any room to breathe; it's the rare thriller that is perhaps too tightly structured.
The narrative machinery grows creakier as the plot advances, and the film is a bit too strident about some of the issues at play, but 96 Minutes is admirably knotty nonetheless.
96 Minutes maintains a brisk pace and generates a satisfying degree of suspense with its credibly contrived tale of disparate lives forever changed by a violent carjacking.
Poignant and powerful, 96 Minutes gives us an insight into not just what happens but why it happens, in the belly of urban America when young men drift into bad company
Marks writer-director Aimee Lagos as a name to watch.
First-time writer-director Aimee Lagos' time-skipping thriller ultimately adds up to less than the sum of its parts, but good performances by the youthful cast help compensate for the overly familiar story.
Gritty, riveting and well-acted.
"96 Minutes" is a mere introduction to Sociology 101, but it's brisk enough to rustle the reading list and keep the conversation alive.
Like 21 Grams minus the breadth, acting, or visual style, Aimee Lagos' first feature follows two pairs of friends on a collision course.
The display of rage is honest and forward, especially near the end credits, yet that intriguing fury can't catch a full breath in this unfocused and unhelpful picture.
Overly familiar plotting and a dearth of insight doom this padded, grandiloquent carjacking melodrama, no matter its claim that it's based on true events.
Whenever vapid Valley girls cross paths with wanton Boys 'n the Hood, you know something's gotta give. And when the dust settles, it ain't going to look pretty.
The director seems to be at odds with her own film, like a well-meaning but controlling parent hell-bent on choosing a child's college, major, and fraternity for them.
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- Dre: That night... I became everything I vowed night to be.
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