Taglines: The clock is ticking…
Matthias “Matt” Lee Whitlock (Denzel Washington) is the respected Chief of Police of the fictional 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 lends her the $450,000 so she can make the trip.
Out of Time is an American thriller film, directed by Carl Franklin featuring Denzel Washington, Sanaa Lathan, Eva Mendes, Alex Carter, Robert Baker, Neil Brown Jr. and Deborah Smith Ford.
Out of Time
Directed by: Carl Franklin
Starring: Denzel Washington, Sanaa Lathan, Eva Mendes, Alex Carter, Robert Baker, Neil Brown Jr., Deborah Smith Ford
Screenplay by: Dave Collard
Production Design by: Paul Peters
Cinematography by: Theo van de Sande
Film Editing by: Carole Kravetz Aykanian
Costume Design by: Sharen Davis
Set Decoration by: Kathryn Peters
Music by: Graeme Revell
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, violence, some language.
Studio: Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Release Date: October 3, 2003
