Time Limit
Mizusawa (Takenouchi Yutaka), an explosives expert, is arrested and charged with a string of bank robberies. Because he is a flight risk, Detective Kayama (Ogata Ken) is assigned to transport Mizusawa to Shizuoka for questioning. On the way, Kayama receives word that the hotel where his wife and daughter are attending a party has been rigged with a time bomb. Being a "by-the-book" kind of cop, Kayama refuses to abandon his job and return to help his family. Meanwhile, the hotel is swarming with police and the bomb squad who are searching for the bomb and the culprit. Time is almost up. Mizusawa claims that he is the only who who can deactivate the bomb.
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Plot Summary
A woman wakes up with amnesia in a strange hotel room, with no memory of how she got there. As she tries to piece together her past, she uncovers a dangerous conspiracy involving powerful people. With time running out and danger lurking around every corner, she must race against the clock to uncover the truth before it's too late.
Critical Reception
Time Limit is a low-budget thriller that received mixed to negative reviews. Critics often cited its predictable plot and underdeveloped characters, though some acknowledged the efforts of the cast in a challenging B-movie environment.
What Reviewers Say
- The film suffers from a generic plot that fails to generate significant suspense.
- Performances are often seen as uninspired, struggling to elevate the material.
- Despite its efforts, the thriller elements fall flat due to weak execution.
Google audience: Audience reviews for Time Limit are scarce and generally reflect disappointment with the film's unoriginality and lack of impact.
Fun Fact
The film was shot on a very limited budget, typical for many independent thrillers of the early 2000s.
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