Johnny Depp, Christopher Walken, Courtney Chase

No sooner does accountant Gene Watson (Depp) arrive at L.A.'s Union station with his six-year-old daughter than he's plunged into a nightmare. Two shadowy strangers (Christopher Walken, Roma Maffia) s...( read more  read more... )eparate Watson from his little girl, slap a gun into his hand and present a devil's bargain: kill a top government official before she leaves a nearby political rally... or never again see his beloved child.

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R, 88 min.

Directed by: John Badham

Release Date: November 22, 1995

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DVD Release Date: June 22, 1999

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  • September 18, 2009
    Nick of Time = Waste of time
  • June 23, 2009
    A clever idea - an thriller played along real time to involve the viewer directly in the tension and pressure of the deadlines. Depp is forced to kill a senator or his daughter will be killed by Walken and Maffia. He is given a gun and a time limit to carry it out.

    As the basis ...( read more)for a thriller it doesn't quite work - the real time concept falls apart a few times, but with this much talent on board it still holds it own. A throwback to the Hitchcock everyman thrillers of years ago, Depp plays his character well and you always believe he is just an ordinary man in an unbelievable situation rather than an action hero in the making while Walken does what he does best and plays the villain well.

    The plot holds together well and you really find stuff out at the same time as Depp does. Some of the conspiracy stuff towards the end of the film is obvious and doesn't add anything to the film, but the main story revolving around Depp and Walken is tense enough to carry the film.

    It doesn't contain any explosions or martial arts but the tension is good throughout. It's not a classic thriller but it's quite an original idea and plot and nearly manages to keep the tension for the whole movie.
  • May 1, 2008
    Not one of Johnny's best, but still an exciting thriller that should keep you entertained. Christopher Walken again fantastic as 'the bad guy', but without Johnny I wouldn't have seen it in the first place. I wouldn't really expect something like this though.
    I hadn't really hea...( read more)rd of this before, so I can say that it should have deserved more credit. A must see for any Johnny Depp fan.
  • February 20, 2008
    Mediocre attempt of Hitchcockian assassination plot. the few interesting paranoid spans are soon forgotten. A hackneyed thriller that crumbles minute by minute.
  • September 24, 2007
    okay for a "on tv" movie.
  • October 22, 2009
    A daddy is always there to protect his offspring! Would you do the same?
  • October 9, 2009
    Pretty good flick, not Johnny's best but good to watch anyway
  • October 8, 2009
    wow umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch.....its got a good cast of actors/actressess thorughout this movie...............i think that johnny depp, christopher walken, courtney chase, charles s dutton, roma maffia, peter strauss, glori...( read more)a reuben, bill smitrovich, .G.D spradlin play good roles/parts thorughout this movie........i think that the director of this real-time/thriller/suspense/suspense thriller movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie.....i think that this is a really enjoyable thriller....i think that this is a good edge of your seat thriller movie n its a great movie 2 watch as its enjoyable 2 watch
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  • October 4, 2009
    Good suspense thriller. Reminded me of Red Eye. When I watched it the first time, I didn't like it that much, it left me confused, but the second time it was awesome. I love films like this.

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  • zeenasesq
    May 28, 2007
    well, it may be a simple story, but I like it, everything! I like anything with Johnny Depp in it

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