It seems like Russell Crowe hasn't been in a good movie since 3:10 to Yuma. And now we find him in another 'ok' movie - The Next Three Days. The premise of this movie is pretty simple - Russell Crowe's wife goes to jail for a murder that the audience doesn't really know if she committed or not. Crowe is going to do whatever he can to get her out of there.
Crowe does well enough in this, but his wife (Elizabeth Banks) does a better job at being emotionally deep than I ever thought she would. I was more impressed with her.
NTD clocks in at just over 2 hours, which is long, but the suspense of all the crazy antics Crowe does keeps you entertained throughout. The problem is that the movie doesn't really do anything too exciting or innovative - it feels a little predictable, and honestly, it lacks some heart. It seems like the theme or moral of this story is - How many people are you willing to kill to bust your wife out of jail?
It's worth a rent if you're looking for something exciting to watch. Just don't expect to be enlightened or inspired to do something... well... unless you're looking to bust someone out of jail.
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Love your ending comment, Jord. :)
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