It stars Katharine Isabelle as a woman whose plans for revenge become derailed when she suffers a fugue state and must piece together her memories.
Fleeing the diner, she returns to a hotel room that matches a key in her possession, though she can not remember any details of it.
Gwen experiences further flashbacks, which reveal that she was responsible for several deaths while in a fugue state, including Winks' murder.
To give Gwen a chance of escaping prosecution, Cyrus tells her to blame him for the death and commits suicide by shooting himself in his mouth in front of her.
[1] Lloyd said that he enjoyed working with Mullen and Doiron on their previous picture, Dead Before Dawn and was excited to play a villainous character.
[3] The idea had been in existence for a long time, but Mullen and Doiron wanted to establish a reputation through focusing on comedies before they ventured into a new genre.
[9] David Berry of the National Post rated it zero stars and called it a clichéd film that overexplains its plot.
"[13] Tyler Foster of DVD Talk rated it 2.5/5 stars and wrote, "88 isn't bad; it's more overly ambitious, trying to do so much it ends up overwhelmed by technique rather than story and characters.
"[14] Gordon Sullivan of DVD Verdict wrote, "Fans of Katherine Isabelle and Christopher Lloyd might enjoy seeing some of the insane antics their characters get up to, but most viewers will want to give this revenge thriller a pass.