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33 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThis is the second movie Judd and Freeman have made together (after "Kiss the Girls" in 1997). They're both good at projecting a kind of Southern intelligence that knows its way around the frailties of human nature.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe story has possibilities, but you'll spot the big plot twists long before they happen, and the acting by Judd and Cavaziel is strictly by the numbers.
- 50New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsJudd has genuine movie star magnetism -- beauty, intelligence, presence and talent to spare. In the old studio days, she'd be Ingrid Bergman by now.
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe chief pleasure of High Crimes (and it's a limited one) comes from watching Morgan Freeman, who can bring a sense of integrity to even the silliest thriller.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghUndermined by contrived suspense sequences, a pointless subplot involving Claire's flaky, trashy sister, and a formulaic thriller ending.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickIt's terribly predictable and often risible stuff.
- 50USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkIt's no crime the movie has one or two endings too many, given that many thrillers of the past quarter-century have had the same. But Judd's latest is too harmless to be anything but a misdemeanor.
- 40SalonCharles TaylorSalonCharles TaylorHigh Crimes does offer good, often sharp and funny work from its two stars. But you can't fake excitement, and it's a lousy feeling to know that the best commercial movie I can point you to right now is this shallow, self-erasing nonsense.
- 30The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasA major disappointment that lacks the courage to follow through on its premise's themes.
- 20Washington PostStephen HunterWashington PostStephen HunterAll in all, High Crimes isn't worth the crayons it took to write the script.