Outta Time

Saved by the Bell alumnus Mario López stars as a college soccer player with a bitter streak who gets caught up in grand criminal schemes when he signs up for a science lab internship and instead becomes a fugitive from cops and crooks alike after receiving a sealed cooler containing...ah, but that would be telling. The budget is low and the acting grade C at best, but director Lorena David (Extreme Dating) stages one or two genuinely impressive stunts, and the script, by newbies Scott Duncan and Ned Kerwin, manages to skillfully maintain the plot's central mystery all the way to the end. Incidental dramatic beats are often unbelievable, however, especially a contrived romance between López and the beautiful runaway he conveniently runs into (former Miss USA Ali Landry). John Saxon slums it as the evil scientist. Though sporadically enjoyable, the film would be best watched for free on cable.