Adam Scott, Amanda Peet, Ashley Judd
A happily married, successful female lawyer is shocked to learn that her husband has a hidden past as a classified military operative, and is accused of committing a heinous war crime. She must wrestl...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 27, 2002
Stats: 700 reviews
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November 2, 2007
I like to think that my film ratings are aimed at great performances, storyline etc, rather than how good looking a person is, which is why this film gets a 3. It was an ok film, with ok performances and an ok storyline.
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August 3, 2007
Ashley always plays the victim and does it very well. Great cast. Story about a husband who is accused of murder and his wife defends him in court. It has a twist though.
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October 3, 2009
(2002 Director: Carl Franklin) Classic "Who can you really trust?" movie. Ashley Judd stars as a lawyer married to a soldier ((James Caviezel) whom she defends for war crimes he allegedly committed while in the armed forces. A bit mediocre.
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September 27, 2009
Again the pairing of Freeman and Judd produces a pretty good movie. From an insider's perspective, it's believeable, too, or at least feasible :o
Critic Reviews
High Crimes has some faults, but it manages to keep its audience either angry or jumpy from start to finish. full review
High Crimes works to keep us involved and make us care. full review
High Crimes fits comfortably into the conventions of the genre, but Franklin seems happy to be working with them, not against them. full review
The problem -- a small one, apparently, in the view of the screenwriters, Yuri Zeltser and Cary Bickley, who adapted Joseph Finder's novel -- is that the twist renders everything that came before comp... full review
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