Synopsis
The story of 4 lives slammed together in a shocking moment. Intercutting between a carjacking and the separate stories of the 4 kids, we watch as they hurtle toward a life-changing end.
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Cast
- Brittany SnowCarley
- Christian SerratosLena
- David OyelowoDuane
- Evan RossDre
- Anna Enger RitchRachel
- Sylvia JefferiesYoung Mother
- Sharon ConleyRhonda
- Hosea ChanchezOfficer Grooms
- Justin MartinRaymond
- J. Michael TrautmannKevin
Recommendations
- 75
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
96 Minutes is a mere introduction to Sociology 101, but it's brisk enough to rustle the reading list and keep the conversation alive. - 70
Variety
Despite the over-familiarity of its once-trendy time-tripping plot structure, 96 Minutes maintains a brisk pace and generates a satisfying degree of suspense with its credibly contrived tale of disparate lives forever changed by a violent carjacking. - 70
Village Voice
The narrative machinery grows creakier as the plot advances, and the film is a bit too strident about some of the issues at play, but 96 Minutes is admirably knotty nonetheless. - 60
The New York Times
The talented Mr. Ross makes Dre's panic and adrenaline-fueled behavior all too believable. You watch as he sees his horizons dim. What could be sadder? - 50
Slant Magazine
Director Aimee Lagos seems to be at odds with her own film, like a well-meaning but controlling parent hell-bent on choosing a child's college, major, and fraternity for them. - 40
Time Out
The film cuts with such precision that there's scarcely any room to breathe; it's the rare thriller that is perhaps too tightly structured. - 40
Los Angeles Times
The film feels overstuffed and overcooked, as if the filmmaker were trying to get too much out all in one go. - 33
The A.V. Club
Lagos draws strong performances from her young cast, as well as David Oyelowo, who plays Ross' uncle and guardian, but they don't have much to work with.
