High Crimes (2002)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Carl Franklin

Writers (WGA):

Joseph Finder (novel)
Yuri Zeltser (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

5 April 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Thriller | Drama

Tagline:

Everything you trust. Everything you know. May be a lie...

Plot:

High powered lawyer Claire Kubik finds her world turned upside down when her husband, who she thought was Tom Kubik...

Plot Keywords:

Lawyer | Marine | Murder | Court Martial | Pregnancy

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Ashley Judd	...	Claire Kubik
Morgan Freeman	...	Charles W. Grimes
James Caviezel	...	Tom Kubik / Sgt. Ron Chapman (as Jim Caviezel)
Adam Scott	...	Lt. Terrence Embry
Amanda Peet	...	Jackie
Bruce Davison	...	Brig. Gen. Bill Marks
Tom Bower	...	FBI Agent Mullins
Juan Carlos Hernández	...	Maj. James Hernandez
Michael Gaston	...	Maj. Lucas Waldron
Jude Ciccolella	...	Col. Farrell
Emilio Rivera	...	Salvadoran Man
Michael Shannon	...	Troy Abbott
John Billingsley	...	Lie Detector Coach
Dendrie Taylor	...	Lola
Paula Jai Parker	...	Gracie

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, sexual content and language.

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:U | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Canada:AA | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificates #38676)

Filming Locations:

Alameda, California, USA

Company:

Regency Enterprises

Trivia:

In early versions of the script, Ashley Judd's character was to be a Harvard law professor.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the man from the bar makes Claire get out of the car, the tail-lights are left on. While they are talking a security guard drives up and the man runs to get back into the car, but the tail-lights are off.

Quotes:

[Charlie and his dog Delilah's answering machine]
Charlie Grimes: This is C.W. Grimes and associates. If you wanna talk to Charlie you should leave a message after the beep. I you wanna talk to Delilah, you should get your head examined!

Movie Connections:

References Kiss the Girls (1997)

Soundtrack:

Away in a Manger

Just OK

Any movie with Morgan Freeman should be worth watching, although this high-concept whodunit strains that belief a tad. Ashley Judd is awfully shrill as a lawyer hell bent on saving her husband from death. She must get awfully tired of these thankless roles. I just hope they pay her plenty. She did Oscar-caliber work in YA-YA SISTERHOOD. Freeman disappears from a piece of the movie, which doesn't help. Worth watching only if there's nothing else worth renting. They do play well off each other, I must admit.