BrianSez's Review

Summary - Good 3.0

What would you do if your wife gets sent to jail on murder charges which she denies? Ok, and what if you were a mild-mannered professor? And although your wife has a hint of a harder edge, and the evidence is overwhelmingly against her – yet you know in your bones she didn’t do it? Why, you would brave past your lack of experience and hatch a plan to break her out! The Next Three days takes you through that process and the great action of the jailbreak attempt. All along you have a nagging feeling that he might be wrong about his wife’s innocence, which serves to elevate the regular suspense of staying ahead of cops and bad-guys.

Acting - Good 3.0

Russell Crowe is in a straight forward role that highlights his strengths as a manly get-it-done fellow. Elizabeth Banks is only mildly believable as someone who has been in jail 3 years, but nevertheless a solid performance. Liam Neeson – perfect for the hardened and experienced jail-break dude, but a really short part. And, an even shorter part from the old standby Brian Dennehy – too bad.

Film - Good 3.0

The movie was on par for a good crime drama. The only format I had a hard time with was skipping past the “why did they jail her” – which you understood, but never experienced. More was revealed much later in the movie, which made for a good ending.

Edge - Risqué 1.6

Reality - Glib 1.8

1 Comment

• Wick Apr 30, 2011 8:59PM

  Regarding BrianSez’s Review
  Happy you liked this Bri. It kind of flew under the radar when it came out.

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