11:14 (2003)
By: Greg Marcks (director, writer)
Starring: Henry Thomas, Blake Heron, Barbara Hershey, Clark Gregg, Hilary Swank, Shawn Hatosy, Stark Sands, Colin Hanks, Ben Foster, Patrick Swayze, Rachael Leigh Cook, Jason Segel, Rick Gomez
The events leading up to an 11:14 PM car crash, from five very different perspectives.
Thus far, I have come across three different posters for 11:14, and every, single one of them paint this film as some sort of drama or thriller. I certainly expected a drama or thriller when I turned it on, but got instead an irreverent, cleverly-executed dark comedy starring a whole host of people I love to watch.
11:14 focuses on several different story lines happening at the same time, and how they’re all connected with each other. The upbeat pacing and solid performances make up for there not being any discernible moral to the story (Aside from, perhaps, that Karma is a bitch and don’t hang your dick out of the open window of a moving car), although I have to admit I wanted for a little more oomph at the end. This one of those films I hate to say too much about for fear of spoiling it, but suffice it to say that it made me laugh a lot and was incredibly enjoyable.
