This film was better than I'd heard and imagined a film full of intrigue and a great cast all on top form.
Russel Crowe takes the lead as a man whose wife is arrested out of the blew for a murder he refuses to believe she is guilty of. He believe hes knows simply because its his wife and he loves her and that there has been a terrible mistake. He also believes that soon the mistake will be admitted through the courts and soon his wife will be cleared and set free from her imprisonment. Unfortunately the opposite happens and he is forced to accept his wife will remain locked away for murder or will he? So strongly does he believe in his wifes innocence and also by witnessing her suicide attempt showing an inability to cope with life behind bars he decides he must take action and sets about hatching a plan to set her free. This involves an almost impossible plan to break his wife out of prison and a tense thrill ride against all odds with twists and turns galore ensues. Climaxed with a pulsating final act this film edge of your seat stuff.
What I really liked about this movie was that despite a slow burner first hour you are gripped throughout. Russel Crowe is superb as the lead character and I was really impressed with Elizabeth Banks who plays his wife. Banks shows great emotion throughout especially in a scene where Crowe has to tell her there is no hope of her being cleared for the murder charge. Without saying a word her emotion resonates off the screen as you witness in her effect her lifes end. This is just one example of the many scenes she excels in and I was blown away by her performance. There are many great actors with smallish parts including Brian Dennehy,Daniel Stern and Liam Neeson who has only one scene albeit a significant one even Olivia Wilde pops up. All these fantastic actors are brought together and added to a stellar,clever and exciting script make this a truly great movie.
See this if you can a top Russel Crowe movie aide by an excellent Director with a great script and superb supporting cast
Russel Crowe takes the lead as a man whose wife is arrested out of the blew for a murder he refuses to believe she is guilty of. He believe hes knows simply because its his wife and he loves her and that there has been a terrible mistake. He also believes that soon the mistake will be admitted through the courts and soon his wife will be cleared and set free from her imprisonment. Unfortunately the opposite happens and he is forced to accept his wife will remain locked away for murder or will he? So strongly does he believe in his wifes innocence and also by witnessing her suicide attempt showing an inability to cope with life behind bars he decides he must take action and sets about hatching a plan to set her free. This involves an almost impossible plan to break his wife out of prison and a tense thrill ride against all odds with twists and turns galore ensues. Climaxed with a pulsating final act this film edge of your seat stuff.
What I really liked about this movie was that despite a slow burner first hour you are gripped throughout. Russel Crowe is superb as the lead character and I was really impressed with Elizabeth Banks who plays his wife. Banks shows great emotion throughout especially in a scene where Crowe has to tell her there is no hope of her being cleared for the murder charge. Without saying a word her emotion resonates off the screen as you witness in her effect her lifes end. This is just one example of the many scenes she excels in and I was blown away by her performance. There are many great actors with smallish parts including Brian Dennehy,Daniel Stern and Liam Neeson who has only one scene albeit a significant one even Olivia Wilde pops up. All these fantastic actors are brought together and added to a stellar,clever and exciting script make this a truly great movie.
See this if you can a top Russel Crowe movie aide by an excellent Director with a great script and superb supporting cast
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