The film never digs beyond its skin-deep roots.
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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.
Theatrical Release:Oct 3, 2003 Wide
Box Office: $40,905,277
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... [More]
Starring: Denzel Washington, Eva Mendes, Dean Cain, Sanaa Lathan
Director: Carl Franklin
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Reviews for Out of Time
If you base your decision on the poster, you will miss a fairly inventive, atmospheric and endearing movie that is never anything less than adequately entertaining.
10/03/03
But Washington hasn't made a movie like this in a long time, and those hoping that "Time" will be on par with director Carl Franklin's other Denzel detective flick "Devil in a Blue Dress," should be prepared for something a bit different.
10/03/03
Carl Franklin seems to have been trying for a long time to recreate the noir thriller success of his early film "One False Move" but has never come even remotely close.
10/03/03
Out of Time seems out of another time and place.
10/03/03
Slick but ludicrously contrived.
10/03/03
Franklin is known for being good with actors, but Out Of Time also reveals his flair with machines, which too often dominate the plots of latter-day noirs.
10/03/03
Top CriticFranklin ramps the heart-thumping pace up and keeps it there for so long, the film feels like a success.
10/03/03
While it breaks no new ground, Out of Time seizes familiar story lines and gussies them up just enough to make the movie a worthwhile experience.
10/03/03
A well-performed, perfectly watchable thriller that's nonetheless as generic as its title.
10/03/03
Franklin is noted for his forays into the underbelly of brutality and betrayal, and his 1992 cult favorite, One False Move, is a perfect example of his ability to mine the essence of the genre.
10/03/03
A shrewd thriller.
10/03/03
Top CriticDynamic but obsessively remote from reality, Out of Time is like a drive-in movie for a car junkyard. The motor races, but the tires are flat, while the characters are given sizzle by their cell phones.
10/03/03
Washington has never been more of a movie star than he is here.
10/03/03
It's a kick to watch Denzel Washington do a movie just for the hot, sexy fun of it.
10/03/03
Top CriticA stylish and entertaining Southern thriller in the Body Heat tradition, but with a bit less logic and steam.
10/03/03
The movie's path is mostly tedious and convoluted, but occasionally it ventures into compelling territory.
10/03/03
The most purely entertaining thriller since No Way Out.
10/03/03
Top CriticCan you see the ending coming a mile way? Sure you can. But in this case, getting there is way more than half the fun.
10/03/03
It's great to see Franklin back in top form.
10/03/03
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