SanEat A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Phillipa Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Comeuppance Reviews Reilly (Leach) is an effeminate and super-evil gangster who continually manages to evade the law, so cop Bryant (Fairbrass) hires a hitwoman to kill him in an "off the books" kind of way. The hitwoman in question is Maria (Torgan), and she comes from Italy to England to complete her job. Apparently a lot of British thugs are after Maria as well, and she must use her wiles to dispatch them - but is Bryant behind any double crosses? There are many types of slogs in Direct-to-Video cinema. There's the submarine slog, the airplane slog, the jungle slog, and the spaceship slog, just to name a few. But in the later 90's, a new type of slog emerged: the Tarantino slog. These are Tarantino knockoffs that would not exist if not for that director. They're characterized by a lot of violence, mainly shooting, and plenty of unnecessarily talky dialogue. Well, Killing Time fits the description to a T. Why ANY filmmaker could think they could replace the all-important character development with a lot of blah-blah-blah jawing from the characters is unknown. This way, when any action does occur, you don't really care. In this movie, you don't care about the plight of any of the characters.Another reason for that is that Killing Time is also a classic case of "style over substance". There's almost no substance here, but there is some stylish camera moves, lighting and VHS box art. It just goes to show the old saying about not judging a book by its cover remains true. This movie is just trying so hard to be cool. But because it was the 90's, it's trying to be cool in that super-90's way, and it hasn't aged well. It uses that Portishead song multiple times and has characters either talking about nothing or doing nothing. Thus the pacing is seriously off. This movie has held up about as well as a commercial for "Buzz Cuts", "Buzz Jams", "The Edge" or one of those CD compilations of "edgy" 90's music that you just can't buy in stores, so call now.And the sad part is, we normally love British movies, especially thrillers like this one. But this movie is the aforementioned Tarantino slog, mixed with a knockoff of La Femme Nikita (1990), so, besides the exteriors and a character wearing a Newcastle shirt, this really doesn't feel all that British. Craig Fairbrass does what he can here, but it's tough. He deserves better. In this movie he looks like a cross between Patrick Swayze, Richard Norton and Mel Gibson.Presumably this movie was for Tarantino fanatics, or younger teens "slamming" their cans of Mountain Dew and saying "radical, totally awesome 90's, man". So sadly we cannot recommend Killing Time.For more action insanity, drop by: www.comeuppancereviews.com

critofur Any reviewer that makes a comment like "there's too much killing in this movie" about a movie called "Killing Time" must be a total idiot! Duh. Anyway, my friend and I both enjoyed this movie a lot. I haven't watched it recently enough to make accurate critical comments other than what I said already 'cause I can't find it on DVD and it's hard to bring myself to watch movies on VHS anymore. I would really love to have a good quality DVD of this movie.-- Critofur

filmboy303 Alas, in the great tradition of "The Big Hit" and "Battle Field Earth", where the trailer is actually cooler than the film itself, "Killing Time" is no exception.I had such high expectations after watching the trailer for this movie. It looked dark, noir-like, sexy with its ultra gorgeous Kendra Torgen as the hit-woman... but all for not. I read the reviews on this website for the movie, and most did not yield the movie too promising. However, I went ahead and rented it...You know, it's not THAT bad... I think the slow-pace fits the movie; however the "action" sequences where less than climactic. Switching from one static shot to another, in seemingly an almost comical exchange of gunfire, where everyone is standing in plain site, yet no-one hits each other for at least four shots each. What the film has going for it is the ultra sexy and icy cool M.O. of hit-woman Kendra Torgen... and the dramatic lighting is great in some shots. But overall, the film is a failure at what it was trying to accomplish.Bottom Line: If you have time to kill, then check it out; otherwise, leave it.

CipherCode This was a wonderful movie. It was a little slow at times, and the subplot was a little annoying, but by the time the credits rolled I was an absolute fan. The movie from the hitwoman's perspective was stylish and fun, Kendra Torgan did a wonderful job. This film is a treasure in the hitman genre of films.