Shortly after this Box Office and Critical Bomb, once Acclaimed Director John Badham Migrated to TV and has been there ever since Doing Episodes of Various Series. Not to Say that this Midland Movie was to Blame but although it does have some Energy and Engaging Scenes, as a Whole the Film Fails on the most Basic Level.
Our Old Friend "Suspension of Disbelief" won't cooperate and keeps it from becoming an Involving Thriller. It is just too Contrived and Forced to be much more than a Time Waster and considering Johnny Depp and Christopher Walken manage to bring Their Characters to Life, the Film itself is on Life Support from the Get Go.
It's one of those that takes Place in "Real Time" and the Minutes Count Down as the Plot Unfolds as Clocks can be Seen Full Face or in the Periphery in almost Every Scene.
But as the Characters Tick-Toc in and out of the Frame the Film becomes a rather Failed Mechanical Exercise. There is one Dream Sequence that Works and the Movie as a Whole isn't awful (thanks mostly to Depp and Walken) it remains a Failed Attempt at Worst and a Mild Entertainment at Best.
Our Old Friend "Suspension of Disbelief" won't cooperate and keeps it from becoming an Involving Thriller. It is just too Contrived and Forced to be much more than a Time Waster and considering Johnny Depp and Christopher Walken manage to bring Their Characters to Life, the Film itself is on Life Support from the Get Go.
It's one of those that takes Place in "Real Time" and the Minutes Count Down as the Plot Unfolds as Clocks can be Seen Full Face or in the Periphery in almost Every Scene.
But as the Characters Tick-Toc in and out of the Frame the Film becomes a rather Failed Mechanical Exercise. There is one Dream Sequence that Works and the Movie as a Whole isn't awful (thanks mostly to Depp and Walken) it remains a Failed Attempt at Worst and a Mild Entertainment at Best.