57 Seconds

How significant can 57 seconds be? Watch the movie and find out. Franklin Fox (Josh Hutcherson) lost his sister a few years ago when she overdosed on medication pills. Since then, he started a blog to warn people about the effects of the drug she used - and similar ones - and wants to bring the man responsible for manufacturing the pills to justice. Anton Burrell (Morgan Freeman) invented the Tri-Band, which monitors a person's well-being. Franklin takes on a job just so he can meet Burrell at the presentation of his next generation Tri-Band Five. Burrell refuses Franklin an interview for his blog, but when Franklin saves Burrell's life during an assassination attempt at the presentation, Burrell grants him his wish. After the assassination attempt, Franklin finds Burrell's ring, and discovers its powers whereby he can turn back time by 57 seconds when he touches the ring. And so Franklin uses the ring to his own advantage - financially, and romantically. He starts a relationship with Jala (Lovie Simone), and boy, do they move fast! Franklin pursues his quest to avenge his sister's death and bring Sig Thorenson (Greg Germann) to justice. Despite some good moments, I had several issues with the film. With a runtime of only 99 minutes, the film felt rushed and unpolished. The love story between Franklin and Jala felt so forced and unromantic, it became almost annoying. I also found all the characters immature, as if the script was written by a teenager with his perspective on adults. In fact, many of the characters are childish. They are shallow and one-dimensional. The film lacks suspense, intrigue and overall motivation. Morgan Freeman was by far the best actor here, but his character took a back seat for most of the movie when I actually thought he was supposed to be the lead. Look, its not a bad movie so go ahead and give it a go.