I think Johnny Cash could have made quite a career for himself in the movies. I know he did some acting. But, of course, we would have lost out on his music. This shows Johnny really young, with the slick black hair, a quick trigger, and a nut-case mentality. He has been hired by a professional bank robber to hold hostage the wife of a bank official. He taunts her, threatens her. He is truly psychotic. Early on, he shoots down his girlfriend in cold blood because she wants a piece of the action. The weakness in the movie isn't the acting; that's pretty good. It's the lame plot. The plot for the bank robbery is laughable. Vick Tayback sits in the bank and literally robs it without using a weapon and just walking into a safe with the husband. There is a subplot of phone calls among various people. I was interested to see what was going to happen, but it all seemed so implausible. There's also another subplot: the bank official husband is having an affair with a possessive woman. When you watch this, just think of the possible pitfalls. To enumerate them would give away too much. See for yourself.
Review of Five Minutes to Live
