Nick of Time

Nick of Time

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Nick of Time

Johnny Depp, Christopher Walken, Courtney Chase, Charles S. Dutton, Roma Maffia

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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  • December 4, 2009
    "Kisses to you.
    - No, kisses to you!"

    John Badham, the director, has had some moderate success in the 70's and 80's. 'Saturday Night Fever', 'War Games' and 'Stakeout' just to name a few. Nowadays he's making a career at the TV industry and I'm pretty sure that 'Nick of Time' h...( read more)as something to do with it...

    Don't get me wrong! This movie has some good elements. First of all comes in mind that the movie is shown in "real time". I can't really think of that many movies that are made like this. 'Vantage Point' and 'Phone Booth'? And of course now Jack Bauer on TV in '24'...

    But the problem with this movie is that it doesn't fee like a movie but more like a 90 minute long TV film. It doesn't have "big screen" written on it. The action is pretty lame and there's like no tension at all. And come to think of it, the story ain't that good either...

    But what saves this film from sucking ass is Christopher Walken. He manages to overact once again but in a good way... Like always. Johnny Depp shows glimpses of his star ability but the rest of the cast are mostly unknown to me or familiar from different TV shows. Don't get me wrong (again), I like good TV just as much as the next guy but this isn't a film that should be given major release because it just doesn't have the key elements for that.

    So, in my opinion, 'Nick of Time' is recommended only for Depp or Walken fans.
  • November 26, 2009
    Written by a ham and cheese sandwich.
  • 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.
  • November 20, 2009
    An odd movie. The look is very stylized and I feel it made the film look like a cheap product. The script and plot was less than average and not even Johnny Depp and Christopher Walken could save it from being a bland film.
  • 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
  • October 5, 2009
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