Nick of Time | | Cast : | Johnny Depp, Christopher Walken | | Director : | John Badham | | Studio : | Paramount Studio | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | November 22, 1995 | | DVD Released Date : | January 07, 2003 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 28, 2005 | | Summary | Hold your child's hand at the transit station! | Content
 | Good addition for my Depp collection. Not the greatest movie ever, but it did showcase Depp's subtle style and Walken's knack for playing the pathological character. Depp's performance resonated, Walken's style entertained me on the spot, and Dutton portrayed his character as a great foil to Walken's. There are some humorous parts, i.e. the rollerblading scene. I was distracted by the little girl. (I am a mother, and little girls do not just sit in the car that long and behave that well.) The moral of the story: Hold your child's hand at the transit station! And in general, if you see Christopher Walken, RUN the other way!! |
| Rating | | | Date | May 28, 2005 | | Summary | Underrated, pre-24 "real time" nail biter | Content
| Johnny Depp stars in this pre-24 Hitchcockian nail biter as an average joe drawn into a murder plot after his daughter is snatched from him. Pre-dating the "real time" gimmick made famous by Fox's hit series 24, Nick of Time utilizes this technique very well for the most part, even though there is danger of the film coming apart before it reaches it's climax. Despite that, Nick of Time is a potent nail biter, with a great performance from Depp as an everyman in over his head, and a superb performance from the always excellent Christopher Walken as a man who seemingly has his eye on Depp every second. A box office disappointment in 1995, Nick of Time is definitely worth seeing for fans of Depp or fans of "real time" thrillers like 24. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 23, 2005 | | Summary | Pre '24' Real-Time thriller with Depp and Walken | Content
| This certainly isn't the best film Depp or Walken have ever done, but its well worth your time and money. Set in real-time, Gene Watson (Johnny Depp) and his young daughter Lynn (Courtney Chase) arrive at the Amtrak station in LA, presumably for a business meeting Watson is scheduled for. Watching the new arrivals are Mr. Smith (Christopher Walken) and Ms. Jones (Roma Maffia from Disclosure), shady characters who are looking for someone at random to murder a woman for them.
They choose Gene, approaching him and identifying themselves as cops, they take him and his daughter off in an official looking van. Holding his daughter ransom and threatening to kill her, they send Gene off to a hotel to kill the woman they gave him a picture of. The woman turns out to be the Governor, and Mr. Smith is watching every move Gene makes.
Gene only has an hour and a half to complete his mission, one that he doesn't wish to carry out but cannot figure out how to keep his daughter from harm any other way. Every time Gene attempts to find someone to help him, Mr. Smith is there with his guns and threats. To make matters worse, Gene soon finds out the Smith and Jones are not the only ones in on the plot, and that finding someone to listen to him is going to be a more difficult task than simply pulling the trigger.
'Nick Of Time' is a highly suspenseful movie, some of its plots and intrigues a bit far-fetched, but nonetheless worth your time and money to watch, particularly if you are a fan of Depp or Walken. Both are great in their roles, as is Roma Maffia and Charles Dutton as the shoeshine man.
I could feel myself wanting to bite the face off of Walkin's character, feeling the flesh and gristle grinding under my teeth, and wanted to slap some sense into those who turned their heads away from helping Gene. Walken plays a great bad guy, and Depp plays a great innocent, making this intense thriller a pleasure to watch. Enjoy!
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| Rating | | | Date | March 27, 2005 | | Summary | Outstanding! | Content
| Johnny Depp and Christopher Walken are two of the most discriminating, bordering on genius actors to ever grace the silver screen. Director John Badham keeps you on the edge of your seat in a literal "real-time" thriller with great performances from a fabulous supporting cast. This is a wonderful addition to everyones Hitchcock collection. |
| Rating | | | Date | January 03, 2005 | | Summary | Well Worth Your Time | Content
| Nick of Time was well worth my entertainment time. The forced choice--faced by Gene Watson (Depp)--ninety minutes and six bullets to kill the Governor or lose his kid, kept me on the edge up to the end of the movie. Depp was pentultimately believable and single-handedly unraveled the threads of fear, rage, and revenge as he struggled to rescue his daughter.
The four other supporting actors/actresses who were outstanding in their roles were: (1) Christopher Walken who played the chief villian role (Mr. Smith) in forcing Watson's choice to kill; (2) Roma Maffia (Ms. Jones) who played the role of an assistant to Mr. Smith and acted as the point person assigned to kill the daughter if Watson did not follow through with his assignment; (3) Charles Dutton (Huey) the hotel shoe shine guy who turned out to be the saving grace for Watson and his daughter; and finally, (4) Courtney Chase (Lynn Watson) played the young daughter and performed well as the little chatter box who Ms. Jones preferred to return as an unwelcomed ransom.
While they played minor roles, it was great seeing Marsha Mason in the role of the Governor and Gloria Reuben (of ER) in the role of Krista Brooks, the Governor's Assistant. The Cameo appearance of Tom Bradley, former Mayor of Los Angeles and the consultation with Governor Gray Davis' staff added to the real timeliness of this movie.
Nick of Time...........Well Worth Your Time !!! |
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