After several days of classics in a row, I've decided to watch a couple more recent movies: yesterday's Before the Devil Knows You're Dead and today's late 2010 release The Next Three Days.
As the movie begins, I'm reminded that I've always liked Russell Crowe a lot. Moving on:
The fact that the movie doesn't spend any time on whether or not Elizabeth Banks did or did not actually commit the murder she's accused of leads me to believe that she actually may have, and that it's going to be more about whether or not Crowe cares, if she did.
So, the first hour is basically how much does Crowe's life (and of course Banks's, too) suck, post-arrest? Crowe meets up briefly with Liam Neeson, who tells him how he escaped from prison and gives him the litany of things he'll need to accomplish to get his wife out of jail and get his family to freedom. Of course, this comes with the obvious caveat that he must be willing to do anything and everything it takes to accomplish this.
Crowe starts dealing with some shady characters, finding out via the internet everything else he needs to do be all felonious, and still seeing everything go not at all according to plan. Meanwhile, Banks admits to Crowe that she did, indeed, do it, but that may have only been because she was pissed off. So, did she or didn't she? And does it matter?
The remaining 75 minutes is Crowe's attempt to right his life. I enjoyed the movie quite a bit, to be honest. It's not in the pantheon of the greatest movies ever, but, like Red, it's a singularly satisfying film of its genre.
Score: 8/10
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