Running Out Of Time

The movie starts off with a good premise. A newly widowed woman and her family are put in danger when they are held hostage over her late husband's secret that none of them know anything about. Unfortunately, two factors ruined the movie: bad acting and a cynical ending.

Writing Quality: The plot is actually decent with the family's lives becoming more endangered as the two masked men are convinced they must know something about Brenda's late husband's secret. There are a couple of slow motion shots that are well executed. The voices of the two villains come off as deep and mechanical, sending out a chilling vibe. The setting of the home is absolutely gorgeous and visually pleasing. But the acting by Tasha Smith (Brenda) is atrocious. First, just after her husband dies, she shows no sadness or much emotion and instead consoles her friend, her husband's work partner, who is shedding many tears of sorrow. Smith proved her acting prowess in Why Did I Get Married and Daddy's Little Girls, but here she barely shows any reaction to her situation. It's awful. And RonReaco Lee's (Cain) acting is just as stale.

Scare factor: The masked men's voices give you goosebumps. There are several situations where the family's lives are at stake.

Content (sex, language & violence): Brenda is seen standing in bra and panties for no particular reason. Some language. Lots of violence.

Values: None really. The ending could have saved this movie. Instead, it plunges it into a dark cynical and vengeful hole.

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