OUT OF TIME (2003)

MORGAN'S RATING

When a police chief (Matt Lee Whitlock) of a small Florida town 'borrows' money from the evidence room so he can pay for an expensive medical procedure for the woman he has always been in love with, his dream of life with her is blown away when she dies in an arson-related incident, and all of the evidence points to him being the culprit. Now, with his reputation and career on the line, an otherwise good cop must resolve his life before he runs...out of time.

Denzel Washington (Matt Lee Whitlock), Eva Mendes (Alex Diaz Whitlock), Sanaa Lathan (Anne Merai Harrison), Dean Cain (Chris Harrison), John Billingsley (Chae), Robert Baker (Tony Dalton), Alex Carter (Cabot), Antoni Carone (Deputy Baste), Terry Loughlin (Agent Stark), Nora Dunn (Dr. Donovan), James Murtaugh (Dr. Frieland), Peggy Sheffield (Judy Anderson), Evelyn Brooks (Judy's Mom), Tom Hillmann (Living Gift Salesman), Parris Buckner (Dr. Shider), Arian Waring Ash (Dental Assistant), Mike Pniewski (Agent White), Veryl Jones (Agent White), Tim Ware (Fire Chief), Jesse Beaton (Ramona), Ed Amatrudo (Arson Investigator), Neil Brown Jr. (Morgue Attendant), David J. Negron Jr. (Sketch Artist), O.L. Duke (Detective Bronze), Ron Madoff (Detective), Steve Raulerson (Process Server), Anotoni Cornaachione (Baste), Deborah Smith Ford (Mother), Al Quinn, Mario Xavier, Sandra Binkley (Drivers), Rick Michaels (Arson Investigator, uncredited).

HOW DO YOU SOLVE A MURDER WHEN ALL OF THE EVIDENCE POINTS TO YOU?

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

DIRECTOR: Carl Franklin. WRITER: David Collard. PRODUCERS: Jesse Beaton and Neal H. Mortiz. ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Stephen Traxler. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Jon Berg, Alex Gartner, Kevin Reidy and Damien Saccani. ORIGINAL MUSIC: Graeme Revell. DISTRIBUTOR: MGM

CRITICAL COMMENTS

"A well-performed perfectly watchable thriller that's ninetheless as generic as its title." -- Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

FACTS

RELEASE DATE: October 3rd, 2003 (USA) DVD RELEASE DATE: January 6th, 2004 (USA) BOX OFFICE OPENING: $16.1 million (USA) BOX OFFICE RESULT: $41.0 million (USA) BUDGET: $50 million (USA) SHOOTING DATES: June 2002 -- September 2002 - Hugh Jackman was at one point in talks to star, but he had to drop out due to conflicts with the filming of his reprisal as Wolverine in X2. His departure left room for Denzel Washington and director Carl Franklin to reunite; the duo had worked together on Devil in a Blue Dress. This film also marks the second time Washington and Eva Mendes worked together; their first collaboration was Training Day (2001). - The movie on the screen in Paul Cabot's hotel room is Legally Blonde (2001). - The hotel clerk's name is Neal Mortiz. Neal H. Mortiz is the name of one of the film's producers.

"Gripping crime thriller that reunites Devil in a Blue Dress star Denzel Washington with director Carl Franklin and, in many ways, reinvents the genre." -- John Anderson, Newsday

"Out of Time is a generic thriller with nary a surprise in store for the experienced film noir viewer." -- James Berardinelli, Reelviews

"A solid thriller full of surprises." -- Jami Bernard, New York Daily News

"An overly constructed little thriller that squeezes a fair amount of suspense out of its far-fetched plot." -- Ty Burr, Boston Globe

"Out of Time is probably Hollywood's most seamless suspense trap since The Fugitive." -- Bob Campbell, Newark Star-Ledger