“Running Out Of Time” (** out of four) was a fairly obvious thriller about a widow (Tasha Smith) and her family who are taken hostage and she realizes the kidnappers want something from her late husband’s past and she has to outsmart them so she can stay alive and save the rest of her family. Reasonably intriguing and well-acted but hindered by its overall predictability and final plot twist at the end isn’t very much of a surprise. By the standards of these direct-to-DVD movies, this isn’t bad but it never rises above the routine. Smith (who is a dead ringer for Kelly Rowland) is solid in the lead.