The Next Three Days [Movie Review]

Source: IMDB.com

During the winter, I rarely make it out to a theater to watch a new movie. I usually end up waiting until they come out to redbox and rent them. Last week I rented The Next Three Days. I will admit, I like Russell Crowe, but I generally don't like the movies he's in. So after not hearing any reviews about the movie, the plot looked pretty good and I decided to give it a shot. I thought it was a great movie! Russell Crowe plays a quiet husband and father who's wife is convicted of a murder and sent to prison. Believing his wife to be innocent, he tries everything to get her prison. After the appeal falls through and reality sets in that she will never get out of prison, he switches gears from working on legal battles to planning a prison break. Being new the criminal world, he new things like buying a gun and trying to find someone to make fake IDs. It is a mix of comedy and suspense as he doesn't know where bullets go in a gun, yet detectives that see him visiting his wife at the prison are growing suspicious. While many scenes were predictable, there were plenty of suspenseful twists that keep you engaged and entertained. Acting, cinematography, plot, and script were all spot on for a great movie. 5/5 stars.