Release Dates:
- 12th August 2011 (USA) -
- 7th October 2011 (UK) -
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Eisenberg has been keeping rather quiet since the success of The Social Network and returns with director Fleischer whom he worked with on Zombieland in this action comedy as Nick the pizza delivery guy. Rather surprisingly this story is based loosely on real events that happened in 2003 when Brian Wells was forced to rob a bank after having a time bomb strapped to his neck.
30 Minutes Or Less follows Nick's mundane life as it collides with the big plans of two wanna-be criminal masterminds (McBride and Swardson). The volatile duo kidnap him and force him to rob a bank. With mere hours to pull off the impossible task, Nick enlists the help of his ex-best friend, Chet (Ansari). As the clock ticks, the two must deal with the police, hired assassins, flamethrowers, and their own tumultuous relationship.
If the trailers are anything to go by then I have a feeling I will be laughing quite hard during this so long as it doesn't stray into the Your Highness levels of laddish vulgarity. This film is also another chance for Eisenberg to distance himself from his look-a-like/act-a-like Michael Cera tag which I think he has been unfairly handed.
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I'm looking forward to this one and expecting good things from it.
Rating: A
