Out of Time
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Carl Franklin
Produced by	Jesse Beaton Damien Saccani Neal H. Moritz
Written by	David Collard
Starring	Denzel Washington Eva Mendes
Music by	Graeme Revell
Cinematography	Theo Van de Sande
Editing by	Carole Kravetz
Studio	Original Film
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s)	October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03)
Running time	105 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	US$50 million
Box office	$55,495,563[1]

Out of Time is a 2003 American thriller film, directed by Carl Franklin featuring Denzel Washington.

Plot [edit]

Matthias "Matt" Lee Whitlock (Denzel Washington) is the respected chief of police in the small town of Banyan Key, Florida. He has recently executed a successful, high-profile drug bust that turned up $450,000 in drug money.

Although he enjoys his job, his drinking while on duty is an obvious character flaw, exacerbated by his pending divorce from his wife, homicide detective Alex Diaz Whitlock (Eva Mendes). Matt is currently seeing local resident Anne Merai Harrison (Sanaa Lathan) – whose husband Chris (Dean Cain), a former professional quarterback turned security guard, abuses her.

Matt's friend, Chae (John Billingsley), a medical examiner, jokingly wants them to use the $450,000 to go into business together. Matt, however, finds out that Anne has just been diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Anne intends to reward Matt's loyalty to her by making him the sole beneficiary of her $1,000,000 life insurance policy. Matt tries to find a way to give Anne some hope and suggests that she should travel to Switzerland to undergo a newly-developed treatment. The problem is that Anne has been living beyond her means and does not have any money. Desperate to help her, Matt bends the rules and loans her the $450,000 so she can make the trip.

When the $450,000 goes up in flames in a suspicious house fire that kills Anne and Chris, however, Matt finds himself in a great deal of trouble. Not only is the money now gone, but Matt knows that even though he is innocent, circumstantial evidence – such as the insurance policy and the fact that he had been seeing Anne – could make him the prime suspect.

With the Drug Enforcement Administration soon arriving to pick up the now lost cash, and Alex serving as the lead detective in the homicide investigation, Matt races to stay ahead of his own police force and everyone he's trusted. He has to prevent anyone discovering his connections with Anne so that he can figure out what really happened before he finds himself out of time.

Cast [edit]

• Denzel Washington as Matthias Lee Whitlock
• Eva Mendes as Alex Diaz-Whitlock
• Sanaa Lathan as Anne Merai Harrison
• Dean Cain as Chris Harrison
• John Billingsley as Chae
• Robert Baker as Tony Dalton
• Alex Carter as Paul Cabot
• Antoni Corone as Deputy Baste
• Terry Loughlin as Agent Stark
• Nora Dunn as Dr. Donovan
• James Murtaugh as Dr. Frieland
• O. L. Duke as Detective Bronze

Reception [edit]

2004 Black Reel Awards

• Won - Best Theatrical Film
• Nominated - Best Actor — Denzel Washington
• Won - Best Actress — Sanaa Lathan
• Nominated - Best Director — Carl Franklin

2004 Image Awards

• Nominated - Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture — Denzel Washington
• Nominated - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture — Sanaa Lathan

Mobile phone game [edit]

WAP and Java mobile phone games based upon this movie were released in the UK in association with O2 and Momentum Pictures by Kalador Entertainment Inc..

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• Official website
• Out of Time at the Internet Movie Database
• Out of Time at Rotten Tomatoes