Herzschlag des Todes

This was a made for TV movie and honestly it was decent. The plot was unique and a bit nerve wracking. I don't think it was boring as others wrote, the action starts within the first 6 minutes.

The acting was good, Judge Reinhold has his signature smirks and sarcasm through out.

The thought of being implanted with a bomb is frightening. I thought they did a good job with the effects without showing gore.

Again I really don't get the low reviews, especially the 1's. I get not everyone has the same taste in movies but to me a 1 is unwatchable , which this movie isn't.

If you're looking for a fast paced, little thrill movie this is a good choice.

Dead In A Heartbeat was an awesome movie. The best TV movie that I have ever seen. It was so good that I think it should have come out to theatres first, because it really deserves more credit than a TV movie. Good plot, good actors, very good movie. I highly recommend it.

The return of Judge Reinhold might have been a better title. We seldom see the one time 80's comedy king – and co-star of Beverly Hills Cop, so it's nice to see him carrying a reasonably entertaining movie.

Reinhold plays an unpaid bomb squad expert who stumbles upon a plot to blow up anything attached to a pacemaker. With the aid of a suspiciously coy and over-confident Doctor (Miller) the duo hunt down a mad bomber who has an obvious vendetta against someone in the medical profession.

Whilst Dead In A Heartbeat, is a lot lame, and a little oddball, the plot's so fresh and new that one can't helped but be engrossed in it. The idea of someone putting a bomb in pacemakers, is so preposterously absurd, that I guarantee most people will revel in the 90 odd minutes of thrills here. And it's nice to see Reinhold in a showy role for a change.

i disagree with peoples views on the story being original. While watching the film it occurred to me i had seen this film before, just not. This is exactly the same as 'Speed' just with people not buses and a different motive. Yes the pacemaker story has originality and yes the movie was quite entertaining but come on, doesnt anybody else realise this?

Tension 9 - Perhaps you may predict who is going to make it and who isn't, nevertheless many situations are guaranteed to deliver chills to your own heart.

Story 6 - A deranged high-tech wiz out of vengeance implants bombs into the pace-makers applied to Dr.Gillian(Penelope A Miller)'s patients. Task of the surgeon will, of course, be removing them before they explode, with the aid of an artificer (Judge Reinhold). Original idea (with so many crazy people around these days, I don't find it so absurd), although the fact that the killer is omniscient makes it unrealistic. I understand she is meant to look self-assured, however Penelope at the beginning does surgery like she is mixing salad.

Ending 6 - Ordinary

OVERALL 7 - Good high-paced movie with fast action and sharp dialogue; the first scene is recommended for those not yet convinced that cigarettes are bad for the health.