"88 Minutes"

This afternoon we enjoyed the first Blu-Ray movie in our collection, "88 Minutes." This is a thriller featuring Al Pacino as Dr. Jack Gramm, a forensic psychologist and professor who helped put away a serial rapist/murder 9 years previously...or so he thinks.

Throughout the movie, Dr. Gramm races the clock to prove a new series of murders are being committed by a copycat and to ensure his own life will continue. Tick tock, tick tock...

I noticed that Stephen Moyer, who is the lead vampire character in HBO's "True Blood" series is also in this movie as a creepy, stalker-esque character. I always find it interesting to see what present stars are in movies before they are household names.

We felt this movie was better the first time around, but that is typically the case with most thriller type movies, 'cuz once you know the ending, it's hard to get the same impact the next time around.

Run time: 107 minutes

Schellhardt Stars: 3 1/4

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