Full Movie Reviews
Rating of
4/4
Fantastic little thriller!!
Lee - wrote on 08/09/2012
Wow! yet another Russell Crowe movie i really liked. Another actor who much like everything done by George Clooney i consider boring. Since seeing Cinderella Man, A Beuatiful Mind and a few others i have really taken a liking to Crowe. Director Paul Haggis who have brought us such greats Million Dollar Baby(writer) Casino Royale (Screenplay) and last but not least The Valley Of Elah (director,writer) brings us the tale of one man's roller coaster of a ride to keep his family intact. Crowe play John Brennan a university teacher who live with his wife Lara(played brillaintly by Elizabeth Banks) and their only son Luke (played by twin actors Tobey and Tyler Green).
After being wrongfully accused of murdering her boss, Lara is sent to prison leaving young Luke and John to fend for …
Rating of
3/4
"The Next Three Days" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 12/24/2011
A schoolteacher's wife is imprisoned for first degree murder based upon circumstantial evidence and when the final appeal fails and she resorts to a suicide attempt he pours all his skills as a researcher into engineering a meticulous plan to break her out. Very much in a similar vein to TV series Prison Break, The Next Three Days has the premise of an ordinary and honest man resorting to extreme measures when faced with an untenable situation. It's not as convoluted as the series however, concentrating more on the human drama than histrionics; in fact the inevitable mix of wobbly-cammed screeching tires, helicopters and cop dodging is easily the least interesting part of the film. Some will be disappointed at the lack of action, especially considering the trailer which was clearly cut …
