Ticking Clock

R 5.3
2011 1 hr 41 min Action , Thriller , Crime

A reporter stumbles upon the journal of a murderer with plans to butcher specific girls, and he begins to investigates on his own, and finding that every trail leads to a 9-year-old orphan living in a group home.

  • Cast:
    Cuba Gooding Jr. , Neal McDonough , Austin Abrams , Yancey Arias , Danielle Nicolet , Veronica Berry , Dane Rhodes

Reviews

Actuakers
2011/01/04

One of my all time favorites.

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Intcatinfo
2011/01/05

A Masterpiece!

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Haven Kaycee
2011/01/06

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

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Fleur
2011/01/07

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

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John Raymond Peterson
2011/01/08

There are some amateurish takes at the beginning where fight scenes are glaringly fake; we know they are but it should not be so obvious. The story has, at its core, a murderer who can travel in time but the time travel itself appears to have been written in as an afterthought and it's mentioned only incidentally. The movie's 101 minutes may not have allowed more time be spent on such trivial thing as time travel. Think about that; perhaps you better not. If it weren't for Neal McDonough and Cuba Gooding's participation I would not have bothered watching. Usually McDonough is the believable villain and Cuba G.Jr. is too sympathetic not to like and they were both that. Unfortunately it wasn't enough and I'm sorry I can't get back those 101 minutes. I'm still trying in vain to come up with something factual and positive to say; I'm usually criticised for being too wordy, verbose even and yet I can't manage anything positive. I'll tell you why. Make a movie about the bible and leave out the part about the 10 commandments, see how that turns out.

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Dutch8771
2011/01/09

Hmmm where to start, it's hard to review this movie without giving spoilers so I'll just give you the basics of the movie. Cuba is divorced and is struggling to cope with his life and the struggles that go along with it. When he finds a killers book with names and dates in it he goes after him, trying to stop his next attacks.When the movie started I laughed, I'm sorry but does anyone notice that each one of Cuba's movies start off with him drinking or him sweating? Just something I noticed. The movie goes at a pretty good pace. It does have some tension and pop-up moments that'll give you a startle but nothing major. The storyline is OK, you may figure out what's going but if you don't the twist in the movie is a half decent one but could have been done a little better.The acting is a always a problem in Cuba's movies and it was suspect again in this one. I do have to say it's better than a few of his other performances even though there are a few rough patches throughout the movie. I did enjoy Mcdonough's acting, it gave support to Cuba and added interest to the movie.Overall you may like this if your a Cuba fan but don't expect anything mind blowing and don't expect anything better than an average straight to DVD release. I give this a movie a 6/10 because I give credit to Cuba for improving since his last performances but he still has a ways to go.--Forza Azzurri

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Ian McRV
2011/01/10

I suppose it's cheap MIDI music but its application is so wrong, didn't anyone tell them? The detective is interviewing Hicks and they are playing stringy music? Imagine two people creeping around a dark building hunting each other with guns trying to be as quiet as possible, that is when they'd play this stringy music, not when a detective is interviewing Hicks. Unfortunately it is like this all the way through the movie and there aren't many scenes without music though it is such a relief when they do come along. Hicks is getting his gun out of his locked box, a CRASH of cymbals as he loads the magazine.... so wrong. The elements in this movie could have gone towards something better but they B-movied it. Please, if in doubt about what music to play where then remember, less is better. Hicks meets the orphan kid, there is no music until Hicks asks 'Hey buddy how old are ya?' and the kid replies 'what the f**k you want Mr?' then Bummmmmm... super dramatic bass-line and stringy tinkly piano music ... so wrong.

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Tony Heck
2011/01/11

An investigative reporter (Gooding) comes home to find his girlfriend brutally murdered and chases the killer (McDonough). After finding a diary with names and dates of future murders he tries to stop them. Most of the time B movies like this one are boring and drag on and on to a lame conclusion. This one is a rare exception. This movie had me riveted and second guessing myself all over the place. A very original movie that has a huge twist in it that could have ruined it, but was done so well that it actually helped make the movie better then I was expecting. Very tense in some parts and will keep you hooked until the final frame. A MUST SEE, even for non horror fans. A very original, surprising and enjoyable experience.I give it an A-

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