(2.5 out of 5 stars)

Al Pacino is a professor who teaches some form of criminal psychology who used his abilities to testify and put a murderer away only to be tracked by that murderer from prison in a series of copycat murders that may link Pacino to the murders and better yet, lies in his court appearance. Oh yeah, his sister died in the past and that somehow shapes his character.

This movie tries to be like Johnny Depp’s Nick of Time in the 88 minute clock. The movie reminds you constantly about how many minutes Pacino has left to live. The movie runs in real time which is more of a gimmick than real suspense. Unfortunately, the 88 minute clock actually helps the viewer know that this average rehashing of this genre is about to end. It is not a bad movie, it is just very, very average.

A bunch of supporting actors grace the film like Benjamin McKenzie (The OC), Leelee Sobieski, Amy Brennaman (who last played with Pacino in the impressive Heat). They actually do very little for the movie and they might as well have spent their money wisely and used no name actors and smaller salaries.

In the end, Pacino just looks tired; actually looking like he is 68 – maybe he is tired of the whole acting thing. The viewer is definitely tired of these crap movies that are mere DVD rentals when there is nothing better to watch. I was more entertained by The Covenant, a movie blasted by critics, has no relation to this movie except for the fact that the movies have a similar metacritic.com rating. 88 Minutes received a 17. The Covenant received a 19, well it was 97 minutes long. Maybe size does matter.

Similar Recommended Titles: Cellular, Nick of Time