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Down Time
starring: William Van Noland, Peter Quartaroli, Sam McBride, Joy Garner, James Anthony Cotton
directed by: Sean Wilson (II)

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Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0012236138372
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Live / Artisan
Manufacturer: Live / Artisan
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Live / Artisan
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 18, 2003
Running Time: 92 minutes
Studio: Live / Artisan
Theatrical Release Date: March 18, 2003
Sales Rank: 82717

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Downer Time
There are good movies and there are " B " movies. Seems there is new category,the " D " movies.
Never judge the movie by it's cover,tough men surviving prison life.Seems it is tough men surviving the movie.

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- LIKE A HAMMER TO THE GUT
Down Time came recommended by a friend when I mentioned I've seen the Australian indie "Chopper" (one of the early works of Eric Bana and none too fascinating either.) Filmed in unmistakably low-fi B&W tint, with a macho heavy-metal thrash soundtrack, the look and sound were clearly going for gritty. But along with the downbeat storyline, they just make sure that this attempted low-budget film is just that -- cheap. Cliches abound: violence, drug abuse, sheer boredom of an inmate's life. The shock or fear quotient is largely derived from disgusting moments from uninspired characters play-acting stuff like a high school drama. If you want raw, there's "Romper Stomper" with Russel Crowe. But this farce is a strictly skippable amateur effort that looks more like outtakes from a B film ... Read More

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- This is Indie Film Making!
I am a big fan of low budget independent filmmaking and Sean Wilson (11) Down Time is a maverick achievement. Shot on a shoe string budget (check the stats), this is no Hollywood action film, but what you get is from the gut film making. Gritty performances by WilliamVan Nolan and Sam McBride make this a stand out film in the low budget arena. Some of the card playing scenes reminded me of the film Clerks (1994) with lots of off the wall snappy dialogue. You could also compare it to some the jail scenes in Jim Jarmusch's Down by law (1986) both films have lots of long still shots that just kind of hand there and make you feel the oppressive boredom of prison life.
Sure there are some technical problems with this film and some of the side characters acting is weak but you have to be able to ... Read More

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- King of the low budget indies
You have to like low-budget independent films to get into this film but it is a good one! The best description that I can come up with for Down Time is that it is like the film "Clerks" in prison. The film moves along in a docu-drama style driven by a surprisingly good "grungy" soundtrack. I really enjoyed this film but remember this is not "The Rock".

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- DO NOT WATCH unless you want a 2HR sentence w/no PAROLE!
This was a complete waste of time. Does not accurately portray prison life. How the lead so-called "actor" went through the entire movie, unscathed, is just totally ridiculous. The "actors" in the beginning, the shoot-out, their reaction time was totally off mark, and if you watch the guy on the left, he is laughing as he is dropping. I can not believe that these guys actually got a chance to be in a film. I can't believe I actually watched this. This does not deserve 1 star. It just goes to show, that anyone can be an actor. I wish I could get a paycheck by making a fool of myself. JUST PLAIN HORRIBLE, I don't know what the rest of these guys were watching.

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