| | High Crimes DVD (5 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Action DVDs, Suspense Movies, Dramas Videos, Thriller, Mystery, Crime, Military, Courtroom | | Starring | Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Bruce Davison, Amanda Peet, Adam Scott, Jim Caviezel, Michael Gaston, Tom Bower, Juan Carlos Hernandez | | Director | Carl Franklin | | Composer | Graeme Revell | | Director of Photography | o Van De Sande | | Executive Producer | Kevin Reidy, Lisa Henson | | Screenwriter | Cary Bickley, Yuri Zeltser | | Source Writer | Joseph Finder |
Adam Scott, Amanda Peet, Ashley Judd, Emilio Rivera, James Caviezal, Morgan Freeman - Director: Carl Franklin Ashley Judd stars as Claire Kubik, a high-powered attorney whose perfect life comes down when her husband is charged with high crimes of murder. Enlisting the aid of a shrewd military lawyer (Morgan Freeman), Claire will risk her career and even her life to find the truth. Based on the novel by Joseph Finder, HIGH CRIMES is an engaging courtroom thriller that features standout lead performances by Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman. Judd is Claire Kubik, or is she? A successful defense attorney with a seemingly perfect life, Claire is shocked to discover that her husband, Tom (Jim Caviezal), has been arrested by the United States Marine Corps for slaughtering innocent civilians in El Salvador many years before. Not knowing who to believe, Claire eventually accepts her husband's pleas of innocence and sets out to defend him. With the help of wild-card ex-Marine lawyer Charlie Grimes (Freeman) and wet-behind-the-ears Lt. Terrence Embry (Adam Scott), Claire attempts to set the record straight once and for all. But as she uncovers new information that reveals a cover up even she could never have imagined, the stakes are raised, threatening her own life in the process. Acclaimed director Carl Franklin (ONE FALSE MOVE, DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS) embraces his material like a true professional, employing tension-mounting camera movements and clever flashback sequences to turn a potentially standard, by-the-books courtroom drama into an entertaining thriller. Playing another self-reliant, tough character, Judd proves she is one of Hollywood's most dependable stars. High Crimes Reviews: "...[Judd and Freeman are] both good at projecting a kind of Southern intelligence that knows its way around the frailties of human nature....HIGH CRIMES works to keep us involved and make us care..."
-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times "...Freeman gives the kind of expert performance he can summon in his sleep..."
-- Peter Matthews, Sight and Sound High Crimes | List Price | $14.98 (You save $5.29) | | Studio | 20th Century Fox | | Orig Year | 2002 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  8253  | | CD Universe Part number | 3911151 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Feb 17, 2004 | | Rating | PG-13 (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | violence, sexual content and language | | Running Time | 110 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Spanish Subtitles | | Movie Details | Color; Dolby Surround AC-3 Sound; HiFi Sound; Surround Sound; Digital Sound; Stereo Sound; Widescreen; Spanish Subtitles |
High Crimes Movie Review Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)   Similar to "No Way Out"
I was very impressed with and pulled into the story line by the way this movie wound it's way in and out of different directions. It was an ending much different than I ever expected; the twists and turns were very reminiscent and just as spell binding but much different than those of "No Way Out" with Kevin Costner years ago which is also a very excellent movie.
Submitted by GCK (Scottsdale, AZ) 
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Not your average thriller
High Crimes is a well acted,well scripted thriller that will leave you guessing from the edge of your seat right up to the suprise ending.I really enjoyed the ride.
Submitted by suemiller (Greencastle,IN)
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Stellar performances from both veteran and rookie actors. Without Judd and Freeman, it would be just another movie. However the screenplay needs a little tweeking as the "surprise" ending is not that much of a surprise. The dramatic conclusion need work.
Submitted by dmurphy595 (Linesville, PA)
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Suspenseful Thrill Ride.
High Crimes is a twist and turning movie. You never know what happens next, and in the end you'll be shocked at the conclusion.
Ashley Judd, and Morgan Freeman give superb performances in this action drama.
Submitted by a reviewer (Burns, OR, USA)
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excellent movie. with a very suprising twist at the end. interesting plot and great performances by all cast. well worth looking at.
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High Crimes DVD Region 1
Keep Case
Single Side - Dual Layer
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Letterbox - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Surround - Spanish, French
Additional Release Material:
Comparison - Storyboard-to-Scene
Featurettes (7):
1. Including HOW TO BEAT A LIE DETECTOR TEST
2. Including COMPARING MILITARY VS. CIVILIAN LAW
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Audio Commentary:
1. Carl Franklin - Director
2. Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd - Stars
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