5ive Days to Midnight
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Movie Reviews of 5ive Days to Midnight
Movie Review: Fascinating time travel story
Summary: 4 Stars
We all know we're going to die. It's just that J. T. Neumeyer (Timothy Hutton) knows exactly the time and place of his death. Neumeyer teaches college physics. When he and his daughter Jessie visit the grave of J.T.'s wife and Jessie's mom, a strange thing happens; a futuristic brief case with J.T.'s name on it appears out of nowhere. Inside J.T. finds a case file that appears to be quite old. It's about an unsolved murder. J.T.'s murder and he has five days to find out who wants to kill him and why.
This Sci-Fi Channel original mini-series has a lot going for it; Hutton, Randy Quaid both give solid performances as does Kari Matchett. The only actors truly wasted are Giancarlo Esposito and Nicole de Boer. This TV mini-series seemed to stretch things out a bit too long. It would have worked much better as a two hour or two and a half hour TV movie. Director Michael W. Watkins uses a number of annoyingly over used techinques to create additional suspense (such as slow motion and shooting scenes at a higher speed or eliminating frames to make the motion appear choppy).
A solid TV mini-series that would have worked better if it was cut down to two hours vs. nearly four, "5ive Days to Midnight" is still worthwhile. Although there were some fairly large plot holes, they weren't as noticeable until the pacing slowed down around the third hour. Worth a rental at least.
Movie Review: Riveting sci-fi thriller
Summary: 4 Stars
I have no idea what the confusion is. There are basically 5 days to the plot, unfolding sequentially with a title plate to mark each new day. It aired on Cable in two parts of about 1h 30min each. You can watch it straight through on DVD. The story is compelling, piques your curiosity, sorta like '24', but the sci-fi premise is background to a good psychological thriller.
The story is about a Physics professor, Dr. J.T. Neurameyer (Timothy Hutton), who mysteriously finds a briefcase at his dead wife's grave with "Dr J.T. Neurameyer" on it (his little daughter also has these initials), which has appeared out of a rent in the fabric of spacetime, from the future, and contains a police file on his murder 5 days from now, by gunshot square in the head, with other cuttings of events taking place.
He sets out to investigate, try and change the course of events and rescue people from events that are slated to take place, and he succeeds after a fashion, but altering events brings with it a whole new unpredictable set of consequences, for good or bad, which no one is quite sure of. Compelling, from beginning to end. The characters surely have free will and the ability to change their destiny.
Movie Review: Worth watching.
Summary: 4 Stars
I've just watched this in the UK where it was shown on 2 nights and totalled 4 hours. I don't know if it was cut at all, or maybe in the US with more commercials, it would last 5 hours. I have been a fan of Timothy Hutton for 20 years and he is the reason I began watching it, but thought it was a well-paced and interesting thriller. Yes, the ending was a bit cheesy and I still want to know who would have been JT's original murderer - and why, but otherwise thoroughly enjoyed it. I particularly liked the fact that the time-travel aspect was wholly incidental - although like most, I guessed who sent the briefcase - and it was the thriller element that came to the fore.Movie Review: 5ive Days to Midnight
Summary: 4 Stars
Hi! This is another one of those TV movies that slipped under the radar. I didn't know about it until a friend told me of it. The story is intersting with those wonderful sci-fi twists. While not a true time travel tale where characters go on the trip, the storyline does have intrigue. Other reviewers have covered the plot well enough. I just want to let you who love "time" stories know you should give this one a chance. Ain't earth shattering or precedent setting, but is a fun watch. Enjoy! }:o)Movie Review: Worth watching, but probably not twice
Summary: 4 Stars
A pretty good mini-series, and the end is not very predictable, but for hard-core sci-fi fans there are a bunch of holes in the time travel plot. That and the story drags on at times. However, overall it is pretty cool, the cinamatography is well done and the series gets you thinking about the grandfather (or in this case maybe grandson) paradox. I just don't see myself watching this again anytime soon.