I was excited to see this, as it's Eddie Izzard's first co-written screenplay. I found it very predictable. One protracted chase comes across as unintentionally funny. Another series of dramatic moments during shoot-outs are disappointingly predictable -- as if adapted from dated material and not reworked.
Izzard is excellent, as is Dench. D'arcy's character is strangely under-developed. There is no mention whether the story is based on a true story from IFC or other project announcements, so my assumption is that it is not.
The "close calls" in the film are an "embarrassment of riches," which in detective lingo, indicates fraudulence. Unfortunately, SIX MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT suffers from such an underlying impression.
Izzard is excellent, as is Dench. D'arcy's character is strangely under-developed. There is no mention whether the story is based on a true story from IFC or other project announcements, so my assumption is that it is not.
The "close calls" in the film are an "embarrassment of riches," which in detective lingo, indicates fraudulence. Unfortunately, SIX MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT suffers from such an underlying impression.