11:14 (2003)

Underrated

Very well executed film here in which a handful of funny/tragic events meet up in an unforgettable climax. The acting is really quite good as they had a fab script to interpret. If you enjoyed the stylings of Amoresperros, 21 Grams, and Babel, then this should be your cup of tea. This film is better than 99% of the mediocre films that make it to the mega-plex. July 22, 2008

Cool frickin' movie.

Rachel Leigh Cook is a bombshell that make me want to explode. I highly recommend this movie not only on the previously stated grounds but the simple fact that it is a really good movie. It has a dark comedy edge to it, along with quality, attention keeping plot turns to keep even the squirreliest ADHD afflicted kid mouth breathing at the TV screen in complete awe. Did I mention Rachel Leigh Cook is a goddess? Scrumtrulescent. October 15, 2007

Entertaining Dark Comedy, Still Hardly Groundbreaking

Mixture of crime and comedy told with multiple viewpoints is no longer a new thing after "Pulp Fiction," but the impression of "11:14" is closer to Doug Liman's "go" (1999), of which tagline goes "Life begins at 3 am." Greg Marcks' film starts earlier, but the tone is slightly darker.

The film, which starts with one strange car accident involving a dead body falling from up above, skillfully puts together a range of different perspectives. More strange and bizarre accidents are to happen later in the film and those characters played by Hilary Swank (also co-executive producer), Henry Thomas, Blake Heron, Barbara Hershey, Clark Gregg, Shawn Hatosy, Stark Sands, Colin Hanks, Ben Foster, Patrick Swayze and Rachael Leigh Cook, make serious (and hilarious) mistakes.

Hilary Swank's convenience store clerk "Buzzy" and gunshots part is most interesting and so is the freak accident that happens to one drunken teenage boy in the van. Both episodes end up with terrible and painful results which will make the viewers laugh a lot.

But for me as the film went on, it became less and less interesting. It's like jigsaw puzzle and as the pieces are put in the right places, there are no more surprises coming from the finished parts. In Tarantino, round characters like Mia, Vincent and Jules never bored us with superb acting from Uma Thurman, John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson all speaking the dialogues you never forget. Here some characters are disappointingly flat such as Rachael Leigh Cook's flirting daughter and Patrick Swayze's concerned father. Tarantino would have milked their scenes for more surprising jokes (like the dead body in the backseat and Harvey Keitel's cleaner episode). In "11:14" we can predict what is coming after seeing Rachael Leigh Cook's character and her boyfriend enter the graveyard.

"11:14" is an entertaining dark comedy and the director has a flair for making unique comic scenes, though it is also true that I felt I had seen them before while watching. September 2, 2007

EXCELLENT FILM! DON'T MISS IT!

This is a really cool movie. If you liked Crash or even Pulp Fiction you will really like this little known film. One of the best I've seen in a while. June 25, 2007

What a crime !

...that this fantastic film seemed to slip under the radar.
It has a great cast, impressive direction and a story that "knocks it out of the ball park." This also happens to be one of those films that not only impresses, but, it also happens to be a lot of fun....even after repeated viewings.
If you enjoy well written and well performed movies, and ones that have an edge as well as a gimmick that doesn't come off as pretentious, then I would strongly recommend watching 11:14. June 25, 2007

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