96 Minutes 2011

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Rachel Saltz, 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? Read more

Sam Adams, AV Club: Like 21 Grams minus the breadth, acting, or visual style, Aimee Lagos' first feature follows two pairs of friends on a collision course. Read more

Eric D. Snider, Film.com: The plot doesn't spiral; it falls with a thud and then just lies there. Read more

Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: The feature debut of writer-director Aimee Lagos, the film feels overstuffed and overcooked, as if the filmmaker were trying to get too much out all in one go. Read more

Joe Williams, 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. Read more

Andrew Schenker, 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. Read more

Joe Leydon, Variety: 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. Read more

Benjamin Mercer, 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. Read more