11:14 (2003) Reviews

A clever little thriller/black comedy, which holds interest. 11:14 tells the inter-connected stories of a group of people, all revolving around a tragic car-accident. We see the accident, which occurs at 11:14pm, from different perspectives, as the puzzle slowly comes together.

Sure, the story works a lot on coincidence, but it's still a great build up and interesting ending, despite it being somewhat of a let-down.

The very black humour includes two sections which might just be some of the most cringing moments for men in cinema history – one of them in particular had me cowering fear.

Good performances from Patrick Swayze and Hilary Swank make this a good cinematic treat.

To be honest, I really had no idea what to expect from this movie. Indeed, it is pretty obscure but since there was a pretty cool cast, I was quite eager to check it out. At the end of the day, I have to admit it, this movie was not really original but I still liked it. Indeed, basically, it is one of these hyperlink tales where the characters are involved in some separate stories but they all converge towards each other usually during a climax at the end. So, this is actually a rather old gimmick but I always had a weak spot for the genre and I thought it was actually well done here. Indeed, the characters were captivating enough thanks to a pretty cool cast (Henry Thomas, Barbara Hershey, Clark Gregg, Hilary Swank, Colin Hanks, Ben Foster, Patrick Swayze, Rachael Leigh Cook, Jason Segel) and the whole thing was rather enjoyable and entertaining. Concerning Rachael Leigh Cook, even though she always seemd intriguing, by now, I have 7 of her movies and this flick was the only one which was actually good. Anyway, to conclude, even though it was nothing really ground-breaking, I thought it was fairly entertaining and it is actually definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.