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Stars Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd are "sensational" (WFLD-TV) in this "head-snapping chiller" (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel filled with non-stop twists and nail-biting suspense. Judd stars as Claire Kubik, a smart and sexy attorney whose perfect world comes crashing down when the FBI charges her husband Tom (Jim Caviezel) with the murder of innocent civilians during a covert Army operation fifteen years earlier. Aided by a shrewd ex-military lawyer (Freeman), Claire fights to clear Tom's name, but gets too close to exposing a government cover-up in the process. Now she must risk her career--and even her life--to find the truth.
"...works to keep us involved and make us care." Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"...Freeman and Judd make it work." Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"...manages to keep its audience either angry or jumpy from start to finish." Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
"...a decent-enough nail-biter..." William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"A fast-paced thriller with a great twist." WFLD-TV, Chicago
Editor's Note
Based on the novel by Joseph Finder, HIGH CRIMES is an engaging courtroom thriller that features standout lead performances by Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman. Judd is Claire Kubik, or is she? A successful defense attorney with a seemingly perfect life, Claire is shocked to discover that her husband, Tom (Jim Caviezal), has been arrested by the United States Marine Corps for slaughtering innocent civilians in El Salvador many years before. Not knowing who to believe, Claire eventually accepts her husband's pleas of innocence and sets out to defend him. With the help of wild-card ex-Marine lawyer Charlie Grimes (Freeman) and wet-behind-the-ears Lt. Terrence Embry (Adam Scott), Claire attempts to set the record straight once and for all. But as she uncovers new information that reveals a cover up even she could never have imagined, the stakes are raised, threatening her own life in the process. Acclaimed director Carl Franklin (ONE FALSE MOVE, DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS) embraces his material like a true professional, employing tension-mounting camera movements and clever flashback sequences to turn a potentially standard, by-the-books courtroom drama into an entertaining thriller. Playing another self-reliant, tough character, Judd proves she is one of Hollywood's most dependable stars.
| Features | Scene Access | | Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Surround, Spanish Dolby Surround | | Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Interactive Menus | | Never-Before-Seen Featurette "A Different Kind Of Justice" (Military Vs. Civilian Law) | | 4 Additional Never-Before-Seen Featurettes | | Original Theatrical Trailer | | Widescreen Version | | Full-Length Audio Commentary By Director Carl Franklin | | Never-Before-Seen Featurette "Liar Liar" (How To Beat A Polygraph) |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 12/26/2006 |
| Running Time: 115 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2002 | | Catalog ID: 2005144 | | UPC: 00024543051442 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.35:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Chicago Sun-Times
"...[Judd and Freeman are] both good at projecting a kind of Southern intelligence that knows its way around the frailties of human nature....HIGH CRIMES works to keep us involved and make us care..." 04/05/2002 p.29Sight and Sound
"...Freeman gives the kind of expert performance he can summon in his sleep..." 11/01/2002 p.46-7 |
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