Rent 25th Hour (2002)
3.5 of 5 from 155 ratings
2h 9min
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- Synopsis:
Academy Award nominee Edward Norton heads an amazing all-star cast in the critically acclaimed Spike Lee film 25th Hour. In 24 short hours, Monty Brogan (Norton) goes to prison for seven long years. Once a king of Manhattan, Monty is about to say goodbye to the life he knew - a life that opened doors to New York's swankiest clubs but also alienated him from the people closest to him. In his last day on the outside, Monty tries to reconnect with his father (Brian Cox), and gets together with two old friends, Jacob (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and Slaughtery (Barry Pepper). And then there's his girlfriend, Naturelle (Rosario Dawson), who might (or might not) have been the one who tipped off the cops. Monty's not sure of much these days, but with time running out, there are choices to be made as he struggles to redeem himself in the 25th hour. - Actors:
- Edward Norton, Barry Pepper, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rosario Dawson, Anna Paquin, Brian Cox, Tony Siragusa, Levani, Tony Devon, Misha Kuznetsov, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Michael Genet, Patrice O'Neal, Al Palagonia, Aaron Stanford, Marc H. Simon, Armando Riesco, Brad Williams, Rodney 'Bear' Jackson, Keith Nobbs
- Directors:
- Spike Lee
- Writers:
- David Benioff
- Studio:
- Buena Vista
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Spike Lee
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Reviews (2) of 25th Hour
Kept waiting - 25th Hour review by CP Customer
For this movie to explode but it never did, more meandered along to a disappointing climax.average at best
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Self-satisfied - 25th Hour review by griggs
The film follows Monty (Edward Norton) as he spends his last 24 hours before surrendering himself to enter prison, bidding farewell to friends and family.
Despite Edward Norton's strong performance, the film features an overblown sequence in which Monty delivers a non-PC rant against various ethnic groups in New York, which could have been a landmark performance if it wasn’t undercut by a less impactful, sentimental, and fantasised ending in which these same groups support him.
The result was a self-satisfied film that I found largely disappointing.
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