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Features: DVD, Sensormatic
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 | Region 1 | | Keep Case - Sensormatic | | Single Side - Dual Layer | | Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35 | | Full Frame - 1.33 | | Audio:
| Dolby Digital 5.1 - English | | Dolby Surround - Spanish, French | | Additional Release Material:
| Comparison - Storyboard-to-Scene | | Featurettes (7):
| 1. Including HOW TO BEAT A LIE DETECTOR TEST | | 2. Including COMPARING MILITARY VS. CIVILIAN LAW | | Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer | | Audio Commentary:
| 1. Carl Franklin - Director | | 2. Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd - Stars |
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| Entertainment Reviews
 | High Crimes - DVD Review By: Blake French - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 8/21/2009 2:42 PM | |
What confidence we have in our American justice system to expose an endless procession of corrupt government officials in stupid political thrillers. High Crimes is no different. It’s another military drama where some unlikely guy is arrested and charged with military crimes. Everyone knows these movies inside, outside, front, and back, but Hollywood continues to spit them out, each time using a different gimmick. Here, the gimmick is that the attorney of the accused is his wife. She’s Claire Kubik, played by Ashley Judd. This actress perspires such engaging charisma, it’s a shame to see her stuck in such tedious, enormously predictable material....read the full review |
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Release Information
|  | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 9/11/2007 |
| Running Time: 115 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2002 | | Catalog ID: 2005147 | | UPC: 00024543051473 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Video: Color |
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