Bruce Bereford's Double Jeopardy is an enjoyable and engrossing film mostly because Ashley Judd and Tommy Lee Jones make their characters so compelling and interesting that we don't have time to think much about the big plot contrivances that propel the movie forward. And Bruce Greenwood's oily, sleazy villain is also very well done. Beresford's direction and the editing keep it fast paced, and the stunning locations are a mini-travelogue.
One more note: I was very annoyed with the trailer for this film, which revealed every aspect of the story. It says something - About me ? About the trailer ? - that I decided to watch it anyway, but it does seem very heavy-handed of the studio that their trailer bludgeons rather than entices us.
A silk purse from a sow's ear, indeed.
One more note: I was very annoyed with the trailer for this film, which revealed every aspect of the story. It says something - About me ? About the trailer ? - that I decided to watch it anyway, but it does seem very heavy-handed of the studio that their trailer bludgeons rather than entices us.
A silk purse from a sow's ear, indeed.