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Time Out

Published December 8, 2018

Time Out

Film info

  • Title Time Out
  • Director Laurie Collyer
  • Year 2018
  • Run time 1hr 23m
  • Genre Comedy
  • Tagline There are pros and cons to every friendship

In between caring for her ailing mother, a young woman works part time at a nearby prison. The rookie guard soon gets a chance to prove her mettle when she's tasked with accompanying a hell-raising inmate on an emergency furlough to visit her dying mother. However, things soon spiral out of control, sending the pair on a hilarious, surprising, and ultimately touching road trip.

Live blog

Time Comment
2:40 Those prison buzzes are so distinctive.
7:04 I wouldn’t have known what furlough meant if it wasn’t for OITNB.
8:07 Whoopi’s hair is amazing.
9:40 “What do you want, a tank? It’s not the zombie apocalypse.”
15:55 Why wouldn’t you be able to use your phone on the bus?
22:51 She said ten minutes, the man said two hours. Train delays, huh.
25:50 I mean, the legs you could sort of argue, but the arms? No. Too far, lady.
30:42 She’s adorable trying to keep the professionalism up, but it’s not working at all.
32:43 What if the CO has to go the bathroom?
37:52 “Keep it up,” the exact wrong thing to say in this situation.
44:12 Is it weird to think she kinda looked better before?
46:46 “You’re not the best at what you do…” Understatement of the year!
47:10 Perpspective.
57:14 I mean, $100,000 a year isn’t to be sniffed at.
1:07:18 The houses in American movies never fail to boggle my mind.
1:15:06 “Sing well, Sir.” I like that as a sign off.

Thoughts

Mm, disappointing. Good cast but they don’t have a lot to work with here. The film can’t quite decide whether it’s a comedy or a drama. It’s not funny enough to be a comedy, but not intense or moving enough to be a drama. There are moments of both but it feels a bit disjointed and odd.

Watchable, but really nothing special.

Rating: 2 / 5

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