Writers ran 'out of time' in creating plot

Out of Time leaves its viewers on the edge of their seat, but also leaves them confused and disappointed. Though suspenseful, it lacks in both plot and emotion.\nDenzel Washington is outstanding in the film and so is Sanaa Lathan. It's nice to see Lathan (Love and Basketball, Brown Sugar) break her typecast roles in romantic comedies and try something new. She has some surprising scenes and does an amazing job acting.\nIt seemed everyone was excited to see Dean Cain, who played the smart-mouthed Chris Harrison, play the bad guy for once, but the truth is that he's barely even in the movie. His snotty comments and evil eyes are good but needed to be seen more to feel his rivalry with Washington's character.\nIn a movie that lacks some characters that viewers really get attached to, it's no wonder that John Billingsley, as Chae, completely steals the show. Even when things are intense, he cracks a line that leaves everyone laughing. As a sidekick to Washington's character, he's great at keeping viewers in stitches. \nOut of Time is one of those movies viewers really have to see to fully understand the plot. Lots of twists and turns make it exciting, but sometimes the emotion just isn't there. \nBanyan Key, Fla. Chief of Police Matt Lee Whitlock (Washington) is at the beginning of a divorce with his beautiful wife Alex (Eva Mendes). One crazy moment leaves Whitlock covering his butt from being charged with murder and being caught in the affair he's having with Chris' wife Anne (Lathaan).\nViewers feel for Whitlock. They don't want him arrested, but yet there's got to be an easier way besides the routes he takes to keep himself looking innocent. And while Whitlock is having a steamy love affair with Anne, we don't really notice the love he still has for his wife. There's a lot of things that aren't noticed in the film, which holds it back a bit from it's true potential.\nNevertheless, Out of Time is entertaining; a lot of Denzel for the ladies and plenty of Eva for the fellas. Despite the breakthrough performances for Lathaan and Mendes, Out of Time might not have been the best movie to do it with. Viewers will however, look forward to each of the ladies' next performances.