Nick of Time

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Summary: The Best Thriller
Review: Nick of Time has great actors and es that act to the fullest to give you a thrill ride of suspense. Christopher Walken plays a great role in this movie and that makes an overall impression. This is a great suspense and I recommend it to anyone.

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Summary: CLOCK WATCHING
Review: NICK OF TIME is a very absorbing and well made movie. Director John Badham orchestrates a tight, nerve-racking thriller, using "real time" to accentuate the hero's plight. Johnny Depp is very good in the lead role, embodying the torment and anguish of a man put into a terrifying position. Christopher Walken is as evil as he can be, his ruthless "quest" always a constant threat; Charles S. Dutton as a shoe shiner is remarkably good; Marsha Mason does a fine job as the governor, Peter Strauss well playing her ambitious husband. Rona Maffia as Walken's accomplice also brings a cold-hearted chill to her role.
A tight, well done thriller.

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Summary: CLOCK WATCHING
Review: NICK OF TIME is a very absorbing and well made movie. Director John Badham orchestrates a tight, nerve-racking thriller, using "real time" to accentuate the hero's plight. Johnny Depp is very good in the lead role, embodying the torment and anguish of a man put into a terrifying position. Christopher Walken is as evil as he can be, his ruthless "quest" always a constant threat; Charles S. Dutton as a shoe shiner is remarkably good; Marsha Mason does a fine job as the governor, Peter Strauss well playing her ambitious husband. Rona Maffia as Walken's accomplice also brings a cold-hearted chill to her role.
A tight, well done thriller.

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Summary: Well Worth Your Time
Review: Nick of Time was well worth my entertainment time. The forced choice--faced by Gene Watson (Depp)--ninety minutes and six bullets to kill the Governor or lose his kid, kept me on the edge up to the end of the movie. Depp was pentultimately believable and single-handedly unraveled the threads of fear, rage, and revenge as he struggled to rescue his daughter.

The four other supporting actors/actresses who were outstanding in their roles were: (1) Christopher Walken who played the chief villian role (Mr. Smith) in forcing Watson's choice to kill; (2) Roma Maffia (Ms. Jones) who played the role of an assistant to Mr. Smith and acted as the point person assigned to kill the daughter if Watson did not follow through with his assignment; (3) Charles Dutton (Huey) the hotel shoe shine guy who turned out to be the saving grace for Watson and his daughter; and finally, (4) Courtney Chase (Lynn Watson) played the young daughter and performed well as the little chatter box who Ms. Jones preferred to return as an unwelcomed ransom.

While they played minor roles, it was great seeing Marsha Mason in the role of the Governor and Gloria Reuben (of ER) in the role of Krista Brooks, the Governor's Assistant. The Cameo appearance of Tom Bradley, former Mayor of Los Angeles and the consultation with Governor Gray Davis' staff added to the real timeliness of this movie.

Nick of Time...........Well Worth Your Time !!!

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Summary: You will want to see how it ends
Review: NICK OF TIME's story flaws will distract you. But you will nontheless want to see how this thriller ends.

That's because director John Badham keeps the energy level high. NICK OF TIME delivers a lot of excitement.

Several reviewers have been right to compliment NICK OF TIME co-star Christopher Walken. Walken has been there supporting and upstaging come-and-gone stars (Sean Penn in AT CLOSE RANGE, Matthew Broderick in BILOXI BLUES) before. In NICK OF TIME he's second-bill to Johnny Depp. Ten years from now, let's see if Depp's still starring in many films; I know Walken will.

NICK OF TIME also features strong performances from Marsha Mason and Charles Dutton. With Mason, Dutton, Walken and the action-packed talents of director Badham, NICK OF TIME will hold your interest to the end.

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Summary: on the edge of your seat thriller!
Review: non-stop excitement and i was exhausted after watching it. christopher walken was at his creepiest! johnny depp did an excellant job!

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Summary: This movie saved Johnny Depp's career
Review: Thankfully, this movie seemed to scare Depp back into doing the characters he was created for. :) He makes do with what little he's given here, and Christopher Walken puts in his always tremendous performance as the off-the-edge bad guy. Unfortunately, despite the gimicky real-time plot line, there's just so little to work with for both of them.

There's little suspense because the outcome is never really in doubt, and the plot stretches are HUGE. The political commentary was transparent and heavy handed. My friend and I had a bet going as to whether the lead character was actually going to be named "Nick." I was a bit surprised to find that I had won and that Depp's character was named "Gene." The rest of the movie is so formulaic that I wouldn't have put it past them.

Completist Depp or Walken fans will want to see this, but don't go into it expecting too much.

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Summary: Political Propaganda
Review: This is a formula action flick. It rips off other action flicks, most notably 'Diehard'. The movie is entertaining, though. However it's ridiculous and obvious election-year propagandizing ruin it's weak plot and undermine much of it's enjoyablilty. The director should have spent less time pushing his personal politics and more on the movies' plot. The 'liberals good!', 'conservatives bad' kindergarten propagandizing are insulting and demeaning. Too bad the director feels compelled to treat the audience as idiots.

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Summary: Unconvincing!!
Review: This movie does not work for me. It has no merits. As for the "In real time bit," I missed the tension of it -- maybe I should have synchronized my watch! I rented it because Johnny starred in it; love his work, and Chris Walken was an added bonus. The plot is lame, contrived, and does not work. Johnny is not convincing playing a father forced to chose between losing his child, or killing some governor. This movie left a bad "made-for-TV" taste in my mouth. Normally, I would think Johnny could pull it off. Ouch! Thank goodness for his countless, fantastic performances (Scissorhands, Brasco, and just about everything else). Don't waste your "real time" on this mared!

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Summary: AN ACTION PACKED THRILLER!!!!
Review: This movie has a lot of action. i like the idea of how Depp is blackmailed by Walken. i think Walken plays a very good bad guy. i like how he is always there when Depp wants to tell someone he's been blackmailed. one of the good scenes is when Depp has adream he killes Walken and then Walken throughs him off the top floor. if you like Walken and Depp and lots of action your going to love this.