*1/2 out of **** "30 Minutes or Less" is a movie in which a helpless, hapless, lifeless, down-on-his-luck pizza delivery boy makes a delivery to the wrong house. In an instant, he is beaten and knocked unconscious for some time; waking up some time later to a duet of small-time criminals donning ape masks who make him aware of a bomb that they have carefully strapped to his chest. They entrust the delivery boy with but a simple task: to somehow rob a bank - with the bombs … more
Star Rating: There are some movies I truly have no idea how to feel about, and 30 Minutes or Less is now on that list. It represents either bravery or stupidity on the part of director Ruben Fleischer and screenwriter Michael Diliberti – and as with most extremes, they’re separated by a very fine line. The latter claimed to be only “vaguely aware of” the story’s similarities to the real life case of Brian Douglas Wells, an Erie, … more
30 MINUTES OR LESS Written by Michael Diliberti Directed by Ruben Fleischer Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Aziz Ansari, Danny McBride and Nick Swardson Dwayne: Sometimes fate brings out it's big, old c@#k and smacks you right in the face with it. I’ve decided that, in the spirit of the title of this film, I’m going to dedicate no more than 30 minutes to writing this review. In actuality though, my decision … more