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25th Hour Movie Rating: 
Laborious | |
| On the eve of his incarceration, convicted drug dealer Montgomery (Edward Norton) reflects on his mistakes and bids farewell to his father (Brian Cox) and his best friends (Philip Seymour Hoffman and Barry Pepper). All the while, he questions the loyalty of his girlfriend (Rosario Dawson), whom he suspects may have tipped off the cops to his illegal activities. | |
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Not much else happens in this underdeveloped character study, which is hampered by a
script full of poorly written, two-dimensional roles. Director Spike Lee keeps things at a constant simmer, never allowing the action to come to a boil. Worse, his preoccupation with the real-life events of Sept. 11, as demonstrated in countless irrelevant references to it throughout the film, is distracting. |
 Brian Cox and Edward Norton. ©2002 Touchstone Pictures. |
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