Carl Franklin and Denzel Washington (DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS) reteam for this hilariously refreshing noir thriller. Washington is Matt Lee Whitlock, police chief of a small Florida town just outside of Miami. In the process of getting a divorce from the woman he still loves, Alex (the sultry Eva Mendes), Chief Whitlock has begun to have an affair with Anne (Sanaa Lathan), wife of abusive ex-football quarterback Chris Harrison (Dean Cain). When he learns that Anne has terminal cancer and doesn't have long to live, Whitlock's stupidity gets the better of him. He steals $450,000 cash that is waiting to be sent to the feds in order to help her out. But when both Anne and Chris's dead bodies are discovered the next morning, all of the signs point to Whitlock. As the clamps begin to tighten and the excuses begin to lose their already shaky groundings, Whitlock must use his cunning to track down the money and clear his name once and for all. Gleefully subverting typical film noir conventions, first-time screenwriter David Collard's script is an utter delight. Featuring outstanding supporting turns from Lathan and Mendes, OUT OF TIME is a rollicking ride through the swampy haze of southern Florida.
Theatrical Release Date: October 3, 2003
Blu-ray Disc Features:
2-Disc Set
Region [unknown]
NTSC
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.40
Audio:
Dolby Surround - French, Spanish
DTS HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital Surround - English
Stereo - French, English
Subtitles - English, French, Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Outtakes
Featurette: "OUT OF TIME: Crime Sequence"
Audio Commentary: Carl Franklin - Director
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Screen Tests:
1. Sanaa Lathan
2. Dean Cain
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos
Disc 1: OUT OF TIME Blu-ray
Disc 2: OUT OF TIME DVD
Distributor Notes: Two-time Academy Award® winner* Denzel Washington (Training Day) is "fantastic [in this] inventive, exciting and spellbinding thriller" ("The Movie Network") co-starring Eva Mendes (2 Fast 2 Furious), Sanaa Lathan (Blade) and Dean Cain ("Lois & Clark"). In Banyan Key, a small Florida town surrounded by azure seas and sultry secrets, Chief of Police Matt Whitlock (Washington) finds himself caught in the eye of a storm and about to get blown away. Investigating the murder of a woman he was secretly seeing, Matt races to uncover a murky trail of stolen money, drugs and deceit, all the while staying two steps ahead of his own detectives because all the evidence points to him!
Director of Photography
Theo Van De Sande: Director Of Photography
Executive Producer
Alex Gartner: Executive Producer, OUT OF TIME (2003)
Executive Producer
Jon Berg: Executive Producer, OUT OF TIME (2003)
Executive Producer
Kevin Reidy: Casting/"Bloodfist Ii"
Executive Producer
Damien Saccani: Executive Producer, OUT OF TIME (2003)
Review 1:
"...There's something about the movie that sets it apart from the usual thriller....[Franklin] knows that it means something when a character throws a punch or fires a gun..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.C12 10/03/2003
Review 2:
"...[An] entertainingly deft sleight-of-hand thriller..."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.98-100 10/10/2003
Review 3:
"...It's a kick to watch Denzel Washington do a movie just for the hot, sexy fun of it....Director Carl Franklin turns on the tension..."
Source: Rolling Stone
p.100 10/30/2003
Review 4:
"...Tasty....Franklin draws excellent work from Lathan, who sizzles in her intimate scenes..."
Source: Variety
p.26 09/15/2003
Review 5:
"[D]irector Carl Franklin here confirms his mastery of the crime novel..."
Source: Uncut
p.138 01/01/2004
Review 6:
"...[The film] offers the vibrations of dynamism of a filmmaker in tune with his craft..."
Source: New York Times
p.E13 10/03/2003
Review 7:
"...Washington is one of the most likable of actors, which is essential to this character..."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
p.35 10/03/2003