Even with the star power of Bruce Willis and Michael Chiklis the lame movie 10 Minutes Gone takes a nose dive. There’s hardly anything I can say positive about the film that turns out to be a big disappointment. The story is hackneyed, the acting on the part of support characters atrocious and even Willis flubs his character a few times.
A bank heist has been set up by Rex (Bruce Willis), who hires Frank (Michael Chiklis) to get him a crew to rob a bank vault within a vault. He sets his team up with his brother Joe (Tyler Jon Olson), Griffin (Kyle Schmid), Marshall (Sergio Rizzuto), and Baxter (Swen Temmel) for the team. It’s supposed to be in and out in minutes and caring away a box that has the prize worth millions. Everything goes well until they open the second vault as alarms start to ring and the police are at the door waiting for them. It looks like a set-up to Frank and finds himself on the run against the police and the mobsters who hired him.
When Frank gets to his brother’s place he finds Joe’s girlfriend Claire (Meadow Williams) waiting with anticipation. After telling her that Joe is dead and that their days are numbered, the two go on the run looking for answers to who set them up. One by one the dominos start to fall to the very predictable ending.
You would think that with Director Brian C. Miller who has worked with upscale actors like Sly Stallone and several with Bruce Willis films, he would have been careful how his support cast was chosen. Their ability to act and put energy in their performances is way under par. Add to this their lines are delivered as if reading from their script to adnauseam. As for the storyline, it’s so overused, that even adding some special twist doesn’t make it worth watching.
10 Minutes Gone has been rated R by the MPAA for language throughout and for violence. I was very disappointed with the film.
FINAL ANALYSIS: Not the best film at theaters with weekend. (1.5 out of 5 stars)
Additional Film Information:
Cast: Bruce Willis, Michael Chiklis, Meadow Williams, Kyle Schmid, Tyler Jon Olson, Tyler Jon Olson, Swen Temmel
Directed by: Brian A. Miller
Genre: Crime, Drama
MPAA Rating: Rated R for language throughout and for violence
Running Time: 1 hr. 29 min.
Opening Date: September 27, 2019
Distributed by: Lionsgate
Released in: Standard, Color
Writer, critic, film editor John Delia, Sr. has been on all sides of the movie business from publications to film making. He has worked as a film critic with ACED Magazine for more than 20 years and other publications for a total of 40 years. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Florida. John is a member of the Southeastern Film Critics Association and Critics Association of Central Florida Send John a message at jdelia@acedmagazine.com
