12:01 (1993)

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

Please don't spend money on this.

Good concept, poorly executed.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Most of the movie was actually quite fun. But for me it went a bit sour toward the end. I'm trying not to give TOO much away, so let's just say that I found many of the main character's actions to be extremely self-centered. Usually in one of these repeat-the-day movies, the main character grows by the end of the film. They realize that they have the chance to fix most of what went wrong. This one really doesn't have that. Even by the end of the film, the only two things the main character was interested in were getting the girl and ending the time loop. If the writers just would've reset the day one last time, they could've fixed the things that went wrong (including one actual DEATH) on the last run-through instead of selfishly pushing through. It was disappointing.

This isn't as good as "Groundhog Day," but it's not bad. I compare it to that film because a similar storyline with each day repeating itself. The main difference in this story is that it's a crime story in addition to the romance, and it doesn't have the likable lead characters the much more famous Groundhog Day had. Here, we get Jonathan Silverman, not exactly Bill Murray. Helen Slater, meanwhile, should have terminated her career after Supergirl. The movie also could have used a little better humor.Despite all these negatives there is something appealing about the film. Maybe it's just the interesting premise that once it hooks you in, has you to stay just so you can see if the hero is going to make everything right. For that, it gets five points but only a point for the rest. Still, if you see it on TV, check it out.

Hi, I think this is the film I have been looking for, for so long. I watched it on a German channel a few yrs ago and could not remember the name exactly...i have always searched for "12 o'clock" or "00:00".I was wondering if some one can tell me if this is the film that i think it is...I only remember the business man looking at the woman as she is buying red roses and then she gets shot by someone in a moving car??? I hope this is the film because i thought it was quite good and i would like to watch it again!!PLEASEHELP THANKS!!

Excellent film - better than groundhog day and other similar time loop stories. Well acted and easy to follow. Sometimes the TV films are the best ones as they don't have to pander to the masses. The writer managed to get inside the heads of the two main characters illustrating their good points and flaws, and showing how both changed in the process. Also lives out people's aspirations of trying to get things right given a 2nd or 3rd or 4th chance. Whereas films like The Butterfly Effect and Groundhog Day are very watchable, it seems much easier to identify with the more realistic characters in 1201. The time loops seem to be just right in length - their variability keeps the watcher interested. The ending was excellent and although predictable - it rounded off the story nicely.