Very well executed

Surprisingly incoherent and boring

Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Did you people see the same film I saw?

The first movie of my life that I didn't end it cause it was horrible and very very boring with stupid dialogues

25th Hour would leave a lasting impression on you if only because of Brian Cox's monologue as he imagines a new life for his son. It gives you hope, albeit not without a bit of doubt and breaks your heart just when you start believing that it might just be how the movie ends, with Monty on the run from the law. The powerful performances, the dark and effective score and the melodramatic cinematography all fit the themes of the story (written by the author of the book the movie is based on) to make this film emotionally challenging. 25th hour is one of the best movies to come out during the first decade of the 21st century; a must watch

I really love Spike Lee's film. This is a very underrated movie filled with great performances from Edward Norton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Pepper, Rosario Dawson, and Brian Cox. The story is compelling and Spike Lee does an awesome job of directing us to understand and sympathize for a man who chose the wrong path and now has to suffer the consequences for it. Every acted scene is beautiful but the most compelling scenes are one is in the bathroom. Edward Norton explodes internally with a monologue that reminded me of Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver. Another one is a long montage of Edward Norton and Brian Cox on a drive out into the wilderness. Both of these scenes are beautifully acted and are both very powerfully directed in my mind.

What would YOU do if you had one day free, before you spent the next seven years in the clink? If you're Edward Norton you say a last goodbye to your family, take your dog for a walk, go on an all-night bender with your buddies... And find out who set you up to take the fall, that's what. After all, we're not talking about UK style holiday accommodation here. It's 200 men to a cell, hard labour every day and the most basic food you can imagine. Of course, we could NEVER think of implementing such a barbaric regime over here. After all, even hardened criminals have RIGHTS. (Thanks, EU) So we follow our future jailbird as he seeks to repair broken relationships, put things in order and basically have a funtastic final fling before his extended expulsion from society. It's engaging material, the sub plots involving his two best friends (One an egotistical stockbroker, the other a neurotic teacher) hit the target too. One day is a short time to base a film around though, and even with all the constant flashbacks about how he got in this situation, the story does have a tendency to drag. Some of the dialogue can be over melodramatic, too.Still worth a watch, but NOT the masterpiece some are proclaiming it to be... 6/10