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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsSt. Louis Post-DispatchJoe Williams96 Minutes is a mere introduction to Sociology 101, but it's brisk enough to rustle the reading list and keep the conversation alive.
- 70VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonDespite the over-familiarity of its once-trendy time-tripping plot structure, 96 Minutes maintains a brisk pace and generates a satisfying degree of suspense with its credibly contrived tale of disparate lives forever changed by a violent carjacking.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceThe narrative machinery grows creakier as the plot advances, and the film is a bit too strident about some of the issues at play, but 96 Minutes is admirably knotty nonetheless.
- 60The New York TimesRachel SaltzThe New York TimesRachel SaltzThe talented Mr. Ross makes Dre's panic and adrenaline-fueled behavior all too believable. You watch as he sees his horizons dim. What could be sadder?
- 50Slant MagazineSlant MagazineDirector Aimee Lagos seems to be at odds with her own film, like a well-meaning but controlling parent hell-bent on choosing a child's college, major, and fraternity for them.
- 40Time OutTime OutThe film cuts with such precision that there's scarcely any room to breathe; it's the rare thriller that is perhaps too tightly structured.
- 40Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles TimesThe film feels overstuffed and overcooked, as if the filmmaker were trying to get too much out all in one go.