A woman framed for her husband's murder suspects he is still alive; as she has already been tried for the crime, she can't be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills him.
High powered lawyer Claire Kubik finds her world turned upside down when her husband, who has been living under a false name, is arrested by military police and placed on trial for the murder of villagers while he was in the Marines.
When a congressman's daughter under Secret Service protection is kidnapped from a private school, detective Alex Cross investigates the case even though he's recovering from the loss of his partner.
Director:
Lee Tamahori
Stars:
Morgan Freeman,
Michael Wincott,
Monica Potter
A young boy who witnessed the suicide of a mafia lawyer hires an attorney to protect him when the District Attorney tries to use him to take down a mob family.
Director:
Joel Schumacher
Stars:
Susan Sarandon,
Tommy Lee Jones,
Brad Renfro
When the daughter of a psychiatrist is kidnapped, he's horrified to discover that the abductors' demand is that he break through to a post traumatic stress disorder suffering young woman who knows a secret...
Director:
Gary Fleder
Stars:
Michael Douglas,
Sean Bean,
Brittany Murphy
In Canton, Mississippi, a fearless young lawyer and his assistant defend a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his ten-year-old daughter, inciting violent retribution and revenge from the Ku Klux Klan.
Director:
Joel Schumacher
Stars:
Matthew McConaughey,
Sandra Bullock,
Samuel L. Jackson
When Nick Parsons appears to be murdered his wife Libby is tried and convicted. Six years later Libby is paroled and is pursued by Travis Lehman (her parole officer) as she sets out to find her son and settle the score with Nick.Written by
Les MacDonald at <mcmac@mb.sympatico.ca>
Ashley Judd and Roma Maffia have acted together in another movie, Kiss The Girls (1997). See more »
Goofs
Washington State ferries place large, heavy wheel blocks on the front of the tires of every car in the front of the rows. It would not have been possible for Libby to push the the Geo off the car deck. See more »
Quotes
[first lines]
Libby Parsons:
[Libby fishs with her son Matty]
I'm pretty hungry. Hope we catch some fish soon.
Matty - Age 4:
Me, too.
Libby Parsons:
[Libby winds the fishing line back in]
Okay, help me wind.
Matty - Age 4:
Wind back?
Libby Parsons:
Can we turn this one? Slowly. Slowly, slowly, slowly, slowly.
Matty - Age 4:
I am doing it slowly.
Libby Parsons:
[Libby smiles]
Okay, you got it.
See more »
Motor Dude Special
By Boozoo Chavis (as Wilson Chavis)
Performed by Boozoo Chavis and The Majic Sounds
Courtesy of Rounder Records
By Arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group See more »
I really enjoyed this movie for a variety of reasons.. first of Ashley Judd, not only is she great to look at she can act as well,, Tommy Lee JOnes what a great job he did as well.. a woman is convincted of killing her husband in absentia,, as he faked his own death,, she is sentenced to prison,, she then learns that he may be alive, after she get's out she's sent to a halfway house run by a tough as nails man, played by Mr. Jones. She sets out on a cross country chase after her husband and to find her child as well.. great chase scenes,, a few twists and turns,, lot's of interesting legal stuff , regarding the double jeopardy law. lot's of great camera angles, and location shooting ,
5 of 7 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful to you?
| Report this
I really enjoyed this movie for a variety of reasons.. first of Ashley Judd, not only is she great to look at she can act as well,, Tommy Lee JOnes what a great job he did as well.. a woman is convincted of killing her husband in absentia,, as he faked his own death,, she is sentenced to prison,, she then learns that he may be alive, after she get's out she's sent to a halfway house run by a tough as nails man, played by Mr. Jones. She sets out on a cross country chase after her husband and to find her child as well.. great chase scenes,, a few twists and turns,, lot's of interesting legal stuff , regarding the double jeopardy law. lot's of great camera angles, and location shooting ,