Double Jeopardy Review

In this rather old-fashioned thriller Libby Parsons (Ashley Judd) is framed for the murder of her husband Nick ( Bruce Greenwood). She spends six years in gaol preparing for her parole, determined to reunite with her missing son, and to revenge her lost time with him. Her parole officer is Travis Lehman (Tommy Lee Jones), a man carrying his own bitternesses about parenthood, but as in The Fugitive, nothing is going to get in the way of him doing his job - which is to track down Libby when she breaks her parole...Bruce Beresford brings an exciting energy to Double Jeopardy, enough actually that you can almost overlook the rather flimsy scam that catapults the film into action mode. He worked with long-time associate Peter James as cinematographer and the film looks terrific. Ashley Judd has a beautifully wounded face that actually fits right into her role as Libby. Tommy Lee Jones does the tough exterior, wuzzy interior role we`ve come to know and love so well. You`re not seeing anything particularly new in the film but it`s certainly an entertainment...David`s comments:Trashy, silly, but a very entertaining thriller. The plot`s sheer nonsense, but Beresford handles it with his usual skill and manages to make it thoroughly enjoyable in a rather old-fashioned way - and injects a lot of suspense into sequences like the one on the ferry. Judd is very good as the wronged and vengeful wife.