15 Minutes

This movie is plain daft.Might be ok for teenagers, that is about it. It seems to be about a fireman who turns into Dirty Harry and 2 east europeans that come up with the dumbest idea ever to get rich. Now some misguided souls may swallow the hype and believe it is a clever satire on fame/media/materialism,well its not it is just rubbish!! And when the fireman is in the apartment with the girl and the fire starts then why dont they just go out the front door?? Is it now a fire safety guideline that if your house/apartment is on fire that you must lock yourself into the bathroom? Crazy!!

Although this isn't a terrible movie, it's run of the mill. With Robert De Niro coasting as with Edward Burns, the movie doesn't have much charge or weight to it. The villains are more like juveniles running around with Russian Accents. Kelsee Grammar is always distracting - and his character and presence are annoying. It's supposed to be a thriller, but it doesn't really thrill nor is there much drama. Burns and DeNiro are decent together on screen, however, the filmmakers want to emphasize the pettiness and fickleness of media - that's done very flatly without any shading or intrigue. 15 Minutes barely would be worth 1 viewing if you like the leads, but it's trotting over clichéd territory mostly. There's nothing really original or very well done about it.

Action-explosion cops-and-bad-guys movie explores the possibility of murders pre-planned with the intention of making money from media rights afterwards and avoiding conviction by pleading insanity. De Niro plays the TV-friendly hardened cop tracking down a couple of Eastern European hit-men who manage to treat New York as a wild playground. Saturday night thrills-a-minute stuff but nothing substantial enough for the serious movie-goer.

The movie starts good and gives you a hope of gripping movie but broken into pieces. The acting is good, direction could've been better, screenplay is also ok. Could've been made better movie.

I was luky enough to see a private screening of this movie at my University. Best movie I have seen in the theatre since Gladiator. Great movie, unpredictable, great mix of action and drama! Started out similair to Shaft, but completely different movie. Well worth seeing, great ending!

"15 Minutes" tells of a couple of eastern European immigrants in NYC who go on a killing spree, video taping their murders so that they can get book and movie deals after being acquitted on an insanity plea. Yeah, right! This flick is ridiculous, preposterous nonsense with a smattering of romance, a taste of sex, and a whole lot of hyperkenitic running around and fabricated suspenseful situations. Not for the jaded, "15 Minutes" is a okay popcorn flick at best.

'15 Minutes' is Power-Packed! A Terrific, Edgy Film that has a strong script & impressive performances working on its advantage. '15 Minutes' Synopsis: A homicide detective and a fire marshall must stop a pair of murderers who commit videotaped crimes to become media darlings. '15 Minutes' catches you from the word GO & sustains its momentum till the very end. John Herzfeld's Screenplay is strong, offering terrific & edgy moments all through. Also, the gruesome violence adds weight to the proceedings. Herzfeld's Direction, on the other-hand, is equally good. Cinematography is excellent. Editing is decent. Performance-Wise: Bobby De Niro steals the show. A Yet Another WOW Performance from the Acting Giant! Edward Burns is first-rate. Kelsey Grammar is impeccable, as usual. Vera Farmiga is perfect. Karel Roden & Oleg Taktarov are very menacing, while Charlize Theron pops up in a brief cameo. On the whole, '15 Minutes' is a must watch.

the reviews are quiet favorable for this lacklustre film. Burns is terrible in one of the lead roles and de niro does not exactly do much -he doesn't make you believe in his character. The whole plot of the film is just too unbelievable and the acting is too weak to even go along and enjoy the unbelievability of it all. The only decent acting comes from the two bad guys ...

Slick and sick. Rough and rowdy. The * is fame. This action packed crime/thriller from John Herzfeld starts a little slow and then becomes an inferno. A young Arson Investigator(Edward Burns)teams up with a savvy NY Detective(Robert De Niro)trying to catch a pair of Eastern European killers that are filming their outrageous crimes in order to make a fortune on selling their tape to the news media. The ruthless and somewhat dim-witted killers are played by Karel Roden and Oleg Taktarov. Kelsey Grammer is steadfast and egotistical in his role as a tabloid TV anchor. Melina Kanakaredes is De Niro's TV reporter girlfriend. David Alan Grier is a hapless mugger. Violence is heavier than the language and sexual content. De Niro fans will be more than satisfied. Although dark, this is a stunning movie.

This is an awesome movie. DeNiro is the man!! Edward Burns isnt too shabby as well. I liked the story and the bad guys were crazy! Rarely do you see such insane villains. I was very entertained. Rent it you'll like it I promise. 9/10