CheerupSilver Very Cool!!!

WasAnnon Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Wizard-8 I am pretty confident that most viewers will find the basic plot of "Five Minutes to Live" (a.k.a. "Door To Door Maniac") pretty familiar - it's been done many times on TV and in other movies. But I didn't mind the familiarity too much, since in the right hands the formula can still be effective. Unfortunately, this retelling was not done with the right hands. It's a pretty poorly plotted retelling, for one thing. There are a few promising ideas here (one taken from an O. Henry short story), but the movie doesn't take these ideas to too much of an extreme. Also, it takes almost 40% of the movie before the hostage is taken hostage, and then it takes forever for the actual robbery to start being executed. Maybe this wouldn't be too bad had there been some suspense along the journey, but there is precious little, one reason being that Johnny Cash (in his motion picture debut) isn't very good as the hostage taker. His performance wavers all over the place, suggesting that the director didn't give him that much steady direction. Cash's acting did improve in subsequent years, so if you are a Cash fan, I would suggest you look at one of his later acting roles instead of this cheap and tacky outing.

evening1 This is one incredible film. I'd never even heard of Johnny Cash as an actor before catching this on TCM last week.The plot line is irresistible and to have Cash as the bad guy…you couldn't come up with a more intriguing scenario.I couldn't help thinking of Elvis as I watched this spectacle. He always took good-guy roles in his silly movies but there's none of that nonsense here. Cash is an appalling creature in "Five," a killer and a sadist.Cash's cold victimizer is nothing short of mesmerizing. His every interaction keeps you watching and guessing.This movie is odd in its use of black humor. The cheating bank official cynically fantasizes about using the robbers as wife killers, and just as crudely seems to re-embrace his neglected spouse after her ordeal.And talk about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder coming of age AFTER this movie came out. Boy, does the wife bounce back quickly! This movie definitely leaves me wondering whether Cash made any other films. If so, it's hard to imagine him outdoing this performance. Wow!

reverendtom This movie is worth seeing for Johnny Cash's performance as a sadistic hit-man, but beyond that its pretty enjoyable. It loses steam a little bit here and there because they attempt to insert some "Leave it To Beaver" style family comedy, but overall its a sharp little suspense film. Cash is really the highlight, and you get the feeling that he really enjoyed and relished his role as the sleazy hit-man Johnny Cabot. The scenes where he runs amock and harasses the housewife are great. Johnny was a real-life badass at this time, and he imbues his character with startling realism. Again, the lame attempts at feel-good family humor seem out of place and take away from the overall nasty feeling of the film, but Johnny's performance and the plot itself make this a film worth seeing!

kittycat_meow I had never heard of this flick before I discovered it at the dollar store. It was only a buck so i had to get it and I can definitely say it was worth the money. I almost feel as if i should go back to the store and insist they let me pay them so more(it was that worth it to me) Johnny Cash's hair is perfect it's almost another character altogether. When he gets mad it gets mad and when he's cool it stays cool. And it stays cool most of the films as Johnny Cash does a good job playing the well dressed bad guy. The guitar playing is really interesting and kind of creepy. Creepy because who wouldn't be a little freaked out by a guy whose been sent to kill you; singing and playing the guitar? I liked the story line, of course it's very dated being as it was a low budget film made in 1961; but it was still enjoyable. I also really liked Vic Tayback's performance. I know he's been in a lot of things but I only really remember him when he was fat and balding Mel Sharples on ALICE. Seeing him in this movie made me want to look for some other stuff he's in. Also, little Ronnie Howard is adorable!