Advantages: Good characters, Nice action scenes, Red Herrings and twists Disadvantages: A bit too long, some slow scenes, not the best script.
88 Minutes
I don?t get to sit down and watch a film very often. Due to the kids shouting ?Mum? every five minutes but yesterday evening I managed to have an hour or so to myself. I routed through the sale DVD rack at the local shop to find a film to watch for the evening. In the end as my partner decided to join me in picking a film we choose a film starring Al Pacino. My partner is a fan and I always think he is great in his films. 88 Minutes is a thriller mystery film based in Seattle. The plot sounded quite sinister and even though I usually prefer comedies or light hearted films I thought we would get an action film for a change. The DVD was only £4.99 so I was hoping it would be good. The front cover of the DV is quite mysterious and reminded me of other action films such as The Bourne Identity. There were not a lot ...
pixie65 04.09.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of 88 Minutes DVD
Advantages: Good action Disadvantages: A bit unbelievable and Leelee Sobieski is a really bad actress
In his last umpteen films, I've found Al Pacino supremely irritating. Its been years since he done a film worthy of his early talent, and its been even longer since he done a film where he didn't spend the entire time shouting his way through his lines. Maybe the old fella has become a bit deaf. It was surprising then that I found his performance in 88 minutes a slight return to form, even if the film itself wasn't entirely fantastic. In it, Pacino plays a forensic doctor who lectures at the local university. He is a highly regarded expert in his field and is often called upon to give his expert opinion on murder cases.
The film opens 9 years in the past, where Doctor Jack Gramm assists in the conviction of a man who is accused of attacking twin sisters. Whilst one of the sisters died, the other manages to escape with relatively few ...
bilbob20 23.09.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of 88 Minutes DVD
Advantages: Full support for Dolby 5.1 and DTS, Good picture quality, easy to setup and use, childlock feature Disadvantages: no support for SVCD
This DVD player has support for all major forms of digital media (excluding DivX and SVCD) and so is ideal as part of a home cinema system. The player has a digital optical output, allowing for the sound to be fed directly into a surround sound system to allow use of the 5.1/DTS decoding that this player provides. Connection to a tv is possible by using composite (3 phono) or scart, which makes it compatible with almost any piece of av equipment. The picture quility is very good, even with action packed scenes. The remote control is packed full of features, allowing easy access to everything from multi angle repeat, to subtitles and system configuration. The front access buttons (play, stop skip forward/back) allow for easy operation without the remote. Cables are included in the box for easy setup along with a detailed instuction book ...
canalla 26.03.2004
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