Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

WasAnnon Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

Mjeteconer Just perfect...

Michael Ledo If you loved a 90 minute film of Paul Walker in a car ("19") you'll love another short titled Walker film "Hours" were he spends nearly the entire movie inside a hospital, particularly one room. During Hurricane Katrina his wife Abigail (Genesis Rodriguez) goes into labor and gives birth to a premature daughter who is placed on an IV and ventilator. As the hurricane intensifies, the hospital is evacuated until it is just Nolan (Walker) and his daughter and no power...except a hand crank generator. Nolan must turn the hand crank every three minutes or else his daughter will die. The film has some flashbacks to show us what a perfect couple he and his wife were. As the hours take their toll, Nolan fast and furiously attempts to get help, power, food, IVs, etc. in three minute intervals.Paul Walker did an excellent job with what was essentially a one man play. Unfortunately for me, I tend to find these one man movies, even when done well, less than entertaining. The film includes some footage of the storm and CNN news reports. The film is a drama thriller. It is light on the thriller part in order to make the production believable. Unfortunately it cut into the entertainment value.Parental Guide: No f-bombs, implied sex, no nudity.

g-bodyl To be honest, if it was not for Paul Walker's untimely death, I am not sure if I would be watching this film. But as one of his last original film roles, I knew I had to see it. What I got was an intense, riveting thriller led by Paul's dramatic performance. Just like "Gravity," this movie is basically a one-man show, and Paul Walker effectively and surprisingly carries all the dramatic weight needed to combat with Hurricane Katrina.This film centers around a man named Nolan Hayes who is in the hospital with his wife in labor. The only problem is that a major hurricane is making landfall. Unfortunately, Nolan loses his wife in childbirth and his baby was born premature and is hooked up to a ventilator. Facing the hurricane's wrath, Nolan must fight the odds to keep himself and his baby alive.To see Paul tackle a role like this amazed me, because he was mostly an action star. If he survived, it would have been interesting to see the roles he would have had. This film shows that Paul can effectively carry out a dramatic role, and does so impressively by working solo. Outside of his signature Fast and the Furious movies, this would have been his best role. Genesis Rodriguez was in the film as Nolan's wife, but mostly portrayed as flashbacks. But she is very gorgeous and talented.Overall, Hours is a small drama that wasn't on anybody's radar, including mine. But because of Paul's unfortunate passing, I had to see this and I am glad I did. It is an intense drama with themes of fatherhood. Much like Sandra Bullock in Gravity and Tom Hanks in Cast Away, Paul uses his solo screen time talking to the baby or even a dog to get his emotions through. It's a shame this film did not get a wide theater release because I was gripping my seat the entire time. A great film this is. I rate this film 9/10.

giveagirlsomeprivacy There were obvious holes in the movie - like why is there only one incubator in an entire hospital, and why did the protagonist make such sloppy decisions. He could have at least written a note on several bedsheets to alert the helicopters that there was a baby needing help in the building. He just gave up his rooftop effort.The thing that really bugs me about this movie is the overt racial stereotypes. The protagonist encountered 3 criminals that lacked any sense of humanity - and all of them were non-white. We now know that most of the allegations of crime post-Katrina were hugely exaggerated and resulted in people being turned away from help. There were exaggerations about crime occurring in the Super Dome that people were all too ready to believe, including the mayor himself, because of deep seated beliefs about how poor people of color behave. They were regarded as little more than animals. And that is how this movie depicts practically all of the non-white people the protagonists encounters after the hurricane hits. Even the other "victims" on another roof appeared evil and hostile - shooting a gun to alert a helicopter to rescue them first. By the way, what rescue team would be interested in rescuing people fire guns anyway? This movie was just silly and I'm kind of mad that I broke down and watched it, because something told me it would be like this.

hernibbs765 I watched this because I have always believed Paul Walker had been seriously overlooked as an amazing, authentic artist.This is one of those movies you must watch uninterrupted to the very end. Trust me. Stay with this picture. Stay with the father in his solitude and desperation. You will understand better the emotional experience at the very end. You will look back and realize just how much you were effected by this quiet, yet powerful film.This film also gives the viewer an idea of the unimaginable circumstances so many found themselves in when Katrina hit. It must have been truly terrifying. I will watch it again. In fact, I will buy it.