Dark and stylish, writer director Greg Marcks' tale of one evening's events told from various different perspectives has taken the best part of three years to reach our screens - but was it worth the wait? Shot back in 2003, the movie is set in the generic small town American community of Middleton, where just about every resident is in for a very busy night. The action opens as a young man is driving home drunk from a friend's house but at 11:14pm his car hits something in the road. Meanwhile across town a convenience store is being robbed, a protective dad is trying to cover up a crime, three bored teenagers are driving round looking for kicks, and an unfaithful girlfriend is scheming.Quite sinister and shocking in places, \"11:14\" certainly tries hard. Marcks is obviously influenced by episodic movies such as \"Short Cuts\" and \"Pulp Fiction\" and takes care to make sure that all his various storylines carefully intertwine, so what may confuse early on does resolve itself by the end. The director also, quite sensibly, doesn't over reach his grasp, keeping the action within the confines of Middleton and those who reside there. Coming from a reasonably small town in Massachusetts, this is likely a scenario Marcks is familiar with.Featuring a cracking cast - including Patrick Swayze, Colin Hanks, Rachael Leigh Cook and double Oscar-winner Hilary Swank - \"11:14\" is certainly an ambitious debut from an up-and-coming filmmaker, and achieves what to sets out to do with reasonable success. It is slightly spoiled by an overly abrupt ending which leaves a few strands rather underdeveloped but, all in all, Marcks has crafted a fun and watchable ride.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>","fnc":"googleTrackerHelper.doTrackPage( '\/'1114-film_options~20444'\/Reviews\/ViewAll\/1' );"}