THE PREMISE ATTRACTED ME TO THIS MOVIE. I WAS GUESSING AS TO HOW HE SAVES HIS WIFE OR DOES HE SAVE HIS WIFE? PLUS I AM A BIG FAN OF FRENCH MOVIES N THIS BEING A REMAKE N PLUS DIRECTED BY PAUL HAGGIS. I HAD TO SEE THIS. N I DID WITH GREAT EXPECTATIONS WHICH THANKFULLY THIS TIME DIDN'T DIP. PRETTY MUCH ENJOYED THE WHOLE OF IT.
SYNOPSIS: A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of a murder.
PRETTY MUCH A STRAIGHT STORY. AND THE WHOLE MOVIE PLAYS AROUND THE HUSBAND AS HE COMES TO GRIP WITH THE SITUATION. THE SCREENWRITERS DO A GREAT JOB OF MAINTAINING THE TEMPO N GIVING US AN AMAZING N BREATHTAKING LAST FEW MINUTES. CO WRITTEN BY THE DIRECTOR
PAUL HAGGIS THIS REEKS OF CLASS. ITS A REMAKE BUT THIS MOVIE STANDS ON ITS OWN. WELL DONE.
THE DIRECTION IS PRETTY CLASSIC. AS WAS EXPECTED FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE OSCAR WINNING CRASH. ITS JUST AMAZING HOW HE KEEPS US HOOKED FROM THE FIRST FRAME TILL THE LAST EVEN AS THINGS BECOME A LITTLE PREDICTABLE AT SOME PLACES. THE TENSION KEEPS FLOWING AS WELL THE SYMPATHY. WE WANT THE HERO TO BREAK HER OUT OF JAIL. WE WANT THE HERO N THE HEROINE TO RUN AWAY FROM THE POLICE. YES HE CREATES SUCH A SITUATION THAT WE ROOT FOR THINGS WE WOULDNT NORMALLY. AMAZING JOB!!
ON THE ACTING FRONT ITS A RUSSEL CROWE MOVIE WITH A SPLASH OF ELIZABETH BANKS. N A VERY MINOR TOPPING OF OLIVIA WILDE. N EVERYONE DOES THEIR JOB SUPERBLY. RUSSEL CROWE AS THE SCHOOL TEACHER TURNED JAIL BREAKER FOR HIS WIFE IS JUST PURE AWESOMENESS. HE EMOTES EVERYTHING WITH SUCH SINCERITY THAT YOU WANNA REACH OUT TO HIM N HELP HIM COMMIT FELONY. HE IS HAPPY FOR JUST TWO MINUTES IN THE MOVIE. AFTER THAT ITS ONE DISASTER AFTER ANOTHER. N ELIZABETH BANKS HAS NOTHING MUCH TO DO EXCEPT LOOK SAD N PISSED OFF WHENEVER HER HUSBAND ARRIVES TO MEET HER IN JAIL. HOW COME SHE'S PISSED OFF ON A MAN TRYING DESPERATELY TO SAVE HER IS UNKNOWN TO ME. SOME NOT SO WISE STEPS TAKEN BY HER MEANS THEY GET ALMOST KILLED. GEEZ!! SOME WOMAN ARE TOO HARD TO UNDERSTAND. BUT WHATEVER SHE DOES SHE DOES WELL. OLIVIA WILDE TOO SHINES IN HER MINOR ROLE. AS DOES MICHAEL BUIE. GREAT WORK CAST.
CINEMATOGRAPHY IS AWESOME. THE PRISON N THE ACTION SCENES ARE PRETTY WELL CAPTURED. MUSIC IS VERY NICE. THE END CREDIT SONG ESPECIALLY IS SUPERB. EDITING IS DECENT.
IN THE END A MOVIE WHICH MAKES YOU ASK YOURSELF SOME QUESTIONS- HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO FOR THE ONE YOU LOVE? HOW IDIOTIC A JUSTICE SYSTEM CAN GET? N IS CHILD MORE IMPORTANT FOR A WOMAN THAN HER HUSBAND?
HighTension Meter- 8/10.
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