It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Blistering performances.

It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

Synopsis: A lawyer who is happily married finds out her husband is not who she thought he was when he gets arrested for war crimes. She stops at nothing to clear her husbands name.Review: Here we have a lawyer who ends up out of her depth when she has to defend her husband in military court, the overall plot is decent and the overall movie is well-acted and well-directed, there is an element to this movie that is slightly slow-paced, they take their time telling the story, i think a couple of scenes could have been excluded, but all in all High Crimes is a watchable mystery thriller with a shocking plot-twist.

High Crimes is a decent movie with a very well developed storyline and a great cast.I was expecting it to be more of a thriller,which it certainly wasn't,but it was still an enjoyable movie,mainly because of solid performances and very great character development,the movie does drag out a bit however and isn't completely interesting the whole time.Morgan Freeman was certainly the movies highlight,he delivered a brilliant performance like he always does and his character is certainly the most likable,Ashley Judd also did a terrific job,I've complained about her acting before in Kiss the Girls,but she had certainly improved between the gap of these movies and the character was more suited for her.The thing that bothered me the most about this movie is that the "big twist " at the end was really predictable,the writers were clearly expecting it to shock the audience but it was obvious this would happen about a half hour in to the film.Predictable but still enjoyable,High Crimes is a good movie that I would recommend to anyone looking for a good crime film. A woman must uncover national security secrets to clear her husband,accused of war crimes in El Salvador.Best Performance: Morgan Freeman Worst Performance: Jim Caviezel

A rather formulaic film from a Director that has a flare for the stylish, but not here. It is a predictable picture that keeps your interest if not peeks your interest. There are some silly moments in this serious film (the ridiculous spraying oil scene) and some bland side characters.Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman sport some symmetry, but James Carville is as stone faced as ever and whispers most of his lines with little effect. The Movie has a big budget feel that adds little to the proceedings and would have worked well with more restraint.Not a bad film but is clunky in spots and some interesting setups are letdowns. This is an average affair that should have been better from the Director and Stars who know better.

Ashley "Amazing Asymetric Eyebrows" Judd and her large plastic forehead seem to have cornered the market in the powerful yet vulnerable woman category. This time she's standing by her man, but is she right to do so? More to the point, is she completely off her rocker to be involved in such tosh?Morgan Freeman brings a touch of acting respectability, and the delicious and way-too-beautiful-to-be-human Amanda Peet is welcome refreshment in what would otherwise be drab and low-class film making by any standards. Adam Scott does his best in a limiting role, so no complaints there. But the rest of the cast and crew should hang their heads in shame.Maybe it's Judd's sickly smile, but I felt I was being disrespected throughout. More likely it's just another example of cynical, lazy, production-line film making.