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Release Date:
5 April 2002 (USA)
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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...
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Awards:
1 nomination
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Blu-ray Review: High Crimes
(From BuzzFocus.com. 19 September 2009, 4:10 PM, PDT)
[DVD Review] High Crimes
(From JustPressPlay. 18 September 2009, 6:37 PM, PDT)
(From BuzzFocus.com. 19 September 2009, 4:10 PM, PDT)
[DVD Review] High Crimes
(From JustPressPlay. 18 September 2009, 6:37 PM, PDT)
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Jon Monsarrat review: moving, but plot holes
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violence, sexual content and language.
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Runtime:
115 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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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)
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After Charlie ('Morgan Freeman') is attacked at the bar, Claire (Ashley Judd) suggests that he go to the hospital to check on his ribs. In Kiss the Girls (1997), Judd's character suggested the exact same thing to Freeman's. Both times he refused.
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Continuity: While Christmas shopping in Union Square, Ashley Judd and James Caviezel change from carrying zero bags, to six shopping bags, to six bags and a giant red box, all in the span of less than 20 seconds.
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Quotes:
Claire Kubik:
Doesn't it make more sense that some of those alleged witnesses were ordered to lie on their CID statements?
Major Hernandez: They were NOT ordered to lie.
Claire Kubik: How do you know?
Major Hernandez: I would know if something like that happened to my men.
Claire Kubik: And if something like that happened to your men you would tell us.
Major Hernandez: Of course. I wouldn't lie about it.
Claire Kubik: But major, you were trained and often compelled to lie about your clandestine missions. As I understand it, you're trained to beat a polygraph. Is it true you possess that talent?
Major Hernandez: I'd only use it if interrogated by the enemy, ma'm.
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Major Hernandez: They were NOT ordered to lie.
Claire Kubik: How do you know?
Major Hernandez: I would know if something like that happened to my men.
Claire Kubik: And if something like that happened to your men you would tell us.
Major Hernandez: Of course. I wouldn't lie about it.
Claire Kubik: But major, you were trained and often compelled to lie about your clandestine missions. As I understand it, you're trained to beat a polygraph. Is it true you possess that talent?
Major Hernandez: I'd only use it if interrogated by the enemy, ma'm.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Hilary Swank/50 Cent (#30.13)" (2005)
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Soundtrack:
Buried at Sea
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I'm an action movie guy, so "High Crimes" is right up my alley. And I enjoyed "Kiss the Girls" (although not Nurse Betty).
In fact, I did enjoy High Crimes, which is a standard Hollywood suspense / crime flick. It was only afterwards that I realized that it was all smoke and mirrors. The scary music and choreography succeeded in setting up a suspenseful, moderately engaging film that I would call solid, nothing special.
But after leaving the theater, I was surprised to get caught out. Usually I am quick-witted enough to notice. "High Crimes" contains some throw-away characters, is a little too clever for its own good with the plot twists, and some loose ends dangle at the end, which I did not find satisfying.
The acting is OK and it's hard to make Ashley Judd look bad, even when her on-screen character has some bruises.
Who should see this film:
-- Action / suspense movie buffs who have nothing better to
do on a rainy day, and who aren't expecting the well-plotted
and original Kiss the Girls.
-- I can't think of anyone else.
I'll give High Crimes a 6 out of 10.