Review of 11:14 (2004) by Elisa L — 28 Mar 2008
What links a distracted drunken driver, three pranksters in a van, a none-too-bright convenience store worker, her equally foolish colleague, a stiff young lover, a treacherous teen, her over-protective parents, a busy police officer, lost car keys, a bowling ball and a severed penis?
The answer is to be found in 11:14, a black comedy that anatomizes a moment in time when small-town idiocy suffers the most surreally awful repercussions of cause and effect.
From the dull browns of the film's production design to the idea of interconnected stories revolving around car accidents. The films' similarities to Paul Haggis' "Crash" undoubtedly force a comparison, but are all together two hugely different animals.
Chronology gets thrown in the blender once again in this enjoyably wacky and irresistibly twisty dark comedy, but if 11:14 were merely a puzzle-like construction it would be of limited appeal. What makes it so successful is that Marcks doesn't just have a novel way of telling his story; he has a really good story to tell. Most of the characters operate according to secret motives and their lives become entwined, not by mere chance, but as a direct consequence of the actions they take.
Overall a wonderfully entertaining flick and an instant cult classic in my opinion.
This review of 11:14 (2004) was written by Elisa L on 28 Mar 2008.
11:14 has generally received positive reviews.
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