In the aftermath, when Carly is in the visiting room at the prison, my heart went out to both characters, both sides of the glass. It's really an intense character study on the mind of this kid, who seemingly has his life on track until this night. Dre, one of the 'villains', brought much sympathy to his character. By the end you realize that the women aren't the only ones thrown into a bad situation. Sounds pretty simple, but the use of non- linear story telling used to tell the back story on the two females, and their two captors is very compelling. After one women is shot and is nearing death, they are put into the car, and brought along with men. Two young females, whom are approaching college graduation are out with friends when the are approached by a man with a gun demanding their car keys. It is heartbreaking in it's execution of the story. Like another film CRASH, 96 MINUTES tackles the subject of race, gangs, and inner- city lifestyles.
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