LastingAware The greatest movie ever!

Acensbart Excellent but underrated film

Sienna-Rose Mclaughlin The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Catherina If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Parker Lewis Kurtwood Smith as Myron was amazing in 12:01. I first saw this over 20 years ago and I'll never forget it. The storyline was amazing and you could feel for the emotional despair of Myron, and kudos to Kurtwood for his bravura performance.When watching 12:01 I wondered what could Myron do to convince everyone a new day started without everyone forgetting again? Not much really, but 12:01 makes you ponder the meaning of reality and the circumstances that define our reality. Could this really happen?By the way, Groundhog Day was made a few years after 12:01 not vice- versa.

gilbert reed This is a thirty minute film I saw years ago on Showtime. It was part of some kind of short film series hosted by Rob Reiner. This was the best of the three. It involved a man who is doomed to inhabit the same hour over and over. When we first see Myron Castleman he's standing in an intersection. He goes to the park to eat his lunch. He goes back to the office. Then Bam! He's standing in the intersection again. He tries to change things within the hour. But an hour isn't enough time; so he always ends up at that intersection. At some point he realizes that he may be able to do something. At this point everything takes on a frenzied urgency. Myron must race against the clock to find a way out. Kurtwood Smith plays Myron with so much depth and emotion. I can't imagine any one doing a better job. I'm glad I taped this; I've seen it several times. It is a haunting film; a minor classic.

Infofreak The little-seen '12.01' is a real gem, and displays the beauty of short films. Just the right length to explore the intriguing premise without over staying its welcome. I wish more feature length movies showed the subtlety and invention of this one!Kurtwood Smith (Verhoeven's classic 'Robocop', and Jennifer Lynch's absolute stinker 'Boxing Helena') has never been better as a meek office worker who finds that the world is caught in a time loop, and that he is the only person conscious of the fact. Smith is utterly believable as the bewildered and desperate man who frantically searches for some kind of explanation/solution for his extraordinary situation. A classic of its kind. Try and see it!

flipcritic A more realistic portrayal of spending an eternity in a repetitious cycle, as compared to "Groundhog Day" and other films of its kind. The thought of being in this situation is absolutely horrifying. Excellent performance by Kurtwood Smith.