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Everyone gets
their 15 minutes! A Review by |
| From the day I laid eyes on the trailer for this movie, I knew it
was golden. Robert Dinero and Eddie Burns in a movie thats taking a huge crap on today's
media practices. After viewing this film, I know my instincts were dead on about "15
Minutes". "15 Minutes" stars Robert Dinero as famous detective Eddie Flemming, who's gotten his name from handling high profile homicide cases. As the movie unfolds, Eddie finds himself involved in an investigation that ended in a grisly fire. Eddie teams up with low profile Arson investigator Jordy Warsaw (Edward Burns) to hunt down two Eastern European killers who are running rampant across the city, finding ways to manipulate the media to obtain stardom. This movie takes about ten minutes to unfold, but once it does you're in for one hell of a ride. Robert Dinero and Ed Burns chemistry on screen is off the charts, and proves for some of the most interesting dialogue between two characters ever on screen. The other duo of the film, Emil and Oleg, are wonderfully played as they perfectly represent an outsiders look at the media world we live in today. The big suprise for me has to go to Kelsey "Sideshow Bob" Grammar. He displays the ratings hungry reporter beautifully, and I guarantee you that you won't see "Fraiser" the same way anymore. What sets this movie above many before it is its dark dark (so dark damn near blue) satiric look on today's media. How much blood shed is enough before its not newsworthy? How f'd up is the media? Or better question, how much is the public willing to watch? I mean, this movie throws question upon question at the theatre. Not in a way to confuse you, but so that you will definately leave the theatre with several thoughts circling throughout your head. The movie looses a few point for me though in the fact that some things are a bit predictable. Luckily there are enough surprises to surpass those. Unfortunately, the ending answered too many questions and offered a resolustion to a movie that I think would've been better off with nothing being answered. You know, leaving the audience with the ultimate question. Instead the film becomes a little traditional in the way it ends the story. Overall though, this movie has what it takes to be one of the better films of the year. The acting is top notch, the pacing and dark humor is perfect, and the plot is razor sharp and is deep enough to keep the audience on their toes and thinking. If you enjoy a film that makes you think, then "15 Minutes" is definately fror you. Rating: |
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