This is a cop thriller with a twist and really is a film that you should go and see.
It stars Robert de Niro as homicide cop Eddie Fleming, who has become a real media celebrity. That fact is a key to this whole movie. Eddie is the 'cop with a quote', the one the TV News stations call on to get the hot coverage of the latest 'bust'.
Eddie is one of the first things that two Eastern European visitors to the US - Oleg and Emil - see when they hit the States. Him and Jerry Springer, of course. But with movie obsessed Emil filming everything on his stolen Camcorder - including the double murder of their ex-partner in crime and his wife, by Oleg - they hatch a plan to cash in on their increasing notoriety.
They have footage of the murder on tape - they've seen a murderer interviewed on TV, after he's got off scot free by claiming he was insane. He has sold his story and the movie rights and will make milions of dollars. Oleg and Emil think this is fantastic - in America you can be famous and rich for being a murderer.
Thereby hangs the tale of 15 Minutes - taken from the famous quote by Andy Warhol "Everyone will be Famous for 15 minutes!"
The action is crisp and well paced. Oleg (Oleg Taktarov) is an excellently evil beast of a murderer, while his sidekick is just obsessed by film and wants only to come to America to be a famous film director. De Niro's character is tough, street wise and all knowing and he is teamed up with a Fire Department Arson specialist, Jordy - played excellently by Edward Burns. They go after the Russian and Czech duo when even harder when their own partners are injured by the murderers.
It is an excellent film which ends up focussing more on the manipulative power of the media as two TV News stations battle over getting the exclusive footage. Kelsey Grammar (TV's Frasier) plays a seedy news anchor man intent on moving his show up the ratings. He becomes increasingly involved, as he sniffs out what could be the story to end all stories.
I will not reveal more of the plot, because it becomes nicely interwoven, with enough hard paced action, plus some twists and turns along the way to keep you on your toes.
This is not a run-of-the-mill thriller - it rises above that, Go see it while it's at Cinemas now
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I'm looking forward to seeing De Niro's latest one. The Score. Looks good too.
mikeydred 02.04.2001 06:54
Sounds like a must see. Excellent op. Mike
loufenner 31.03.2001 13:46
I went and seen this film yesterday with a friend, not my choice, I wanted to see "miss congenitally" so we tossed a coin and I lost. Glad I did, 15 minutes was great, I really enjoyed it. Great op. Thanks, Louisa.
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Advantages: The movie has Robert de Niro.And well mixture of action and converzations like lesson. Disadvantages: Some scenes made by amateur camera made me sick.
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