AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

Matrixiole Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Derry Herrera Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

mathisdiabate-85225 Un film pour rien. Tout est nul du début à la fin.

The Grand Master 88 Minutes is a waste of quality talent in this poor excuse for a movie. What on earth is the legendary Al Pacino (The Godfather, Scarface, Heat) doing here?! Surely he could have been a redeeming feature however his talent is completely wasted. He is certainly a shadow of his former self here.You can also throw in Alicia Witt (Urban Legend, Two Weeks Notice), Leelee Sobieski (Eyes Wide Shut, Roadkill), William Forsythe (The Rock, Out For Justice), Deborah Kara Unger (The Game, The Hurricane), Amy Brenneman (NYPD Blue, Judging Amy), Neal McDonough (Band Of Brothers, Minority Report) and Ben McKenzie (Southland, Gotham) who can consider this movie to be a black mark on their filmography.The plot itself was very unoriginal and derivative, and I'm not going to bother going into details here. All I can say is that this is one of Al Pacino's worst movies that he has ever done.I was so disgusted with how bad this movie was I didn't even bother finishing it.Don't bother with this movie, and don't waste your time.1/10.

TheMarwood Pacino looks like he's melting on screen and starting the film off watching this geezer dancing like he's hip in a trendy club in slow motion is comically off the mark and absurd. 88 Minutes is unfortunately 108 minutes and wisely director James Foley, who worked with Pacino on Glengarry Glen Ross left the project before shooting began and was replaced by the less than stellar Jon Avnet. This stinker rotted on the shelf for over two years before being released to critics who disemboweled it and audiences who ignored it. In what I can only assume what was written for a much, MUCH younger leading man, Pacino is about as hilariously miscast as they come. Women swoon over him and he has the sexual voracity of a 20 year old, yet beyond offering an AARP discount to these women, Pacino is about as off putting as abandoned soiled underwear. Once the high concept plot kicks in, we're subjected to leaps of logic and and really terrible Leelee Sobieski acting. Everyone is a red herring and the killer(s) motives are so convoluted and complicated that the plot depends on the most ludicrous decisions and senseless actions ever made by a thinking race.http://www.boxofficeflops.com/yearly-breakdowns/2008-2/88-minutes/

ISABELLE CALLEJA 88 Minutes is one of those movies which keeps you glued to the screen till the very last second. Al Pacino is surely a great actor whom he presents himself with a calm yet attentive personality throughout the whole film as Jack. Thus, his character is one of those reasons you get goose bums all the way during the movie. His students are presented as people who are young and are attending his lessons so that he will teach them what to do in circumstances they are dealing with throughout their studies. Yet, the story takes an unexpected turn when you get to see that they too have their own experiences, sometimes greater then his. Ultimately still, the man with the greatest experience wins. Meanwhile the serial killer is trying to end Jack's life from prison and the plot is interesting in a way that this is done through his students. So the same innocent young students are turned into an unbelievable whole different character to show their teacher what are they worth. It is a fast moving movie, full of suspicions and exciting turn out all the way through. Surely recommend to those who like action movies and a good story!