Real Time

2008

Comedy / Drama

9
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 60% · 4 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 60% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 2689 2.7K

Plot summary

Real Time is a comedic drama about a compulsive gambler given one hour to live by the man hired to kill him.

Director

Randall Cole Photo
Randall Cole

Top cast

Randy Quaid Photo
Randy Quaid as Reuban
Jay Baruchel Photo
Jay Baruchel as Andy Hayes
Jeff Pustil Photo
Jeff Pustil as Donny
Jayne Eastwood Photo
Jayne Eastwood as Grandma
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715.15 MB
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 17 min
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1.43 GB
1920*1080
English 5.1
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 17 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by intelearts 8 / 10

A small work that works

2008 has been a stinker for films - it seems nothing has gelled or been original - was Wall.E really the highlight!?!? - so Real Time for me was kind of a nicer way to finish the year.This is a tiny film - totally focused on the two main characters that just works. The enforcer, in a great turn by Randy Quaid, is there to kill a pathetic gambler, Andy, played by Canadian Jay Baruchel.What makes this is the conversations, nothing Tarantino-like, but somehow they involve us and make us care.At only 1 hour and 17 minutes this is short, but very well directed and most of all it is logical, neat, and the performances ring true. Honestly, one of the better films of the year, and I would recommend it as being a refreshing change from some of the garbage we've been served this year.
Reviewed by rgcustomer 6 / 10

Formulaic

I saw the 87-minute version of this film on The Movie Network.If you don't guess the ending of this film in the first 10 or so minutes, then you're not thinking very hard.Also, as other commentors have noted, the wandering Australian-American-British accent sported by Quaid is extremely distracting from the film, in a really bad way. What was the point of that? There is no need for the character to be Australian, or to have an Australian accent. But there are plenty of actual Australian actors who could have done the job well, if the accent is important. Were they all unavailable? But I absolutely commend the filmmakers on being reasonably honest with their film. They don't hide the Canadian setting, or try to make it look like some generic US city (except for the bizarre license plate from no jurisdiction ... what's up with that?). It's so refreshing, and this is what we need to see more of in English Canadian cinema.It could even be an OK film, except for that accent, and the too-obvious ending. Better luck next time, folks. I actually am looking forward to your next effort, despite the negative review.
Reviewed by ReubenABerlin 8 / 10

Smart melancholic drama filled with clever dialog.

Smart melancholic drama filled with clever dialog. Randy Quaid shows his chops as tough as nails hit man with a secret and Jay Baruchel is convincing as a beyond hope gambler with nothing to lose. The plot is uneventful but the chemistry between these two characters carries the story to its clever end. A brief appearance by Jayne Eastwood as Andy's grandmother helps to carry the films theme of luck vs self determination in a short but enjoyable scene. I walked away feeling rewarded for my patience and thinking just a little. Good stuff.
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