Wonderful Movie

Too much of everything

Absolutely brilliant

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

This is one of if not the best acted out JUDD ASHLEY movie however i have some scenes i don't understand...i was surprised how she blossom into a fine actress...she should have gotten her Emmy's... Opening scene, is the boat filled with blood and she woke up and her husband is gone... Next scene she was ruled out as the murderer of her husband... which i doubt the credibility since no actual Body was found , how could the court ruled as murder??? shouldn't it be Missing?? of course eventually, the husband was alive and change entirely his image and name and state of residency .... how about the son Matty?? did he changed also his name?During the funeral meet up with Matty?? of all the places why cemetery ? and go hide and seek?? of course we know what happens next ... Although this is a very mind twisting movie and i entirely love watching it inspite of some set-backs.. i would recommend it and you be the judge...

Very briefly, Ashley Judd is married to Greenwood, apparently happily. They have one infant. Gish is their best friend. Greenwood fakes his own murder after setting the stage for the arrest and conviction of Judd. She accidentally discovers that Greenwood and Gish have betrayed her and run off with the kid.Six years go by. Judd is paroled under the supervision of the hard-nosed Tommy Lee Jones. But she skips, and by means of some tricks discovers that Greenwood has murdered Gish and moved to New Orleans where he is now a pillar of the community. This greatly irritates Judd, who tracks him down, with Jones in hot pursuit.There are some pretty good action sequences. It's not often an escaped prisoner, manacled to a car door, will start the car and race it off the ferry's aft ramp. And there are other exciting moments. At one point, Judd is knocked out and wakes up to find herself locked into a coffin in one of those above-ground mausoleums in New Orleans' famous All Saints Cemetery.Judd isn't bad. She gets the job done. But she's been able to do more than that in some of her other work, most notably "Heat." Still, it's enthralling to witness her features at times turn into a pageant of fleeting expressions. Tommy Lee Jones, an inventive actor, is more or less wasted in a reprise of his role as the obsessed and gelid representative of justice in "The Fugitive, some five or six years earlier. Too bad.As thrillers go, this one isn't as repulsive as many others. Is there a car chase? Are you kidding? The "double jeopardy" business is a lot of hooey. The attempt to jack up suspense -- leaving open the question of whether Judd will walk up to her delinquent husband and blow his brains out in public -- interferes with the purer motive that these commercial enterprises require -- namely, a mother's desire to raise her baby.

Its not a great film in terms of plot, but nonetheless a good thriller movie that keeps you intrigued and interested. Double Jeopardy is about a beautiful lady called Elizabeth Parson (Ashley Judd) who 'apparently' murdered her husband on a yacht on one particular night. She has been prosecuted for her 'alleged' crime and served many years behind bars but during those years behind bars, she strongly suspects that he could still very well be alive, and she sets out to seek the truth and bring justice once she finishes her sentence. Problem is that despite serving her sentence, Elizabeth also known as Libby (Ashley Judd) is under parole for a further 2 years under the watchful eyes of a parole officer called Travis Lehman (Tommy Lee Jones) so Libby (Ashley Judd) has a very tough task in seeking out the truth about her husband despite her release. Like I have mentioned, the film was good which will keep the viewer interested, but plot to me seemed a tad weak and could've been a lot better. One of the major things that makes this film good is that it is emotional, you the viewer will strongly feel for the character that Ashley Judd played - Libby and will instantly support her mission in seeking out truth and justice. From a personal point of view, it is hard to swallow that an innocent and caring woman can be locked behind bars for several years, but the beautiful thing about it is that the character Libby can keep her composure and be so patient to seek the truth. I didn't want these sort of things to happen since I'm too emotional, even though its only a movie, but yeah it does get to you and this is what makes the film pretty good. Ashley Judd performance in this film was exceptional and Double Jeopardy has to be one of her best films to date I think. I gave it a 7 rating but that's only my opinion.

Nick Parsons (Bruce Greenwood) is a successful investment dealer with loving wife Libby (Ashley Judd) and son. He takes her out on their new boat but he goes missing with signs of struggle. She is convicted for his murder. She asks her friend Angela Green (Annabeth Gish) to adopt her son instead of leaving him a ward of the state. Angela goes away with her son. Libby tracks them down and her son let slip that Nick is still alive. Prison lawyer Margaret tells her about double jeopardy that she can't be convicted again even if she kills her husband. After 6 years in prison, she is paroled under the supervision of hard-nosed Travis (Tommy Lee Jones) at the halfway house.The basic concept is questionable at best. On top of that, it forces the movie to be a slow grind for the trial. The movie is better off skipping much of that section. The murder trial feels very rushed. It's where a montage could really help or at least something to drive a more exciting opening. Once it gets to Tommy Lee Jones, this movie moves well. Judd and Jones have a good Fugitive feel. It's got good tension, but one must always overlook the questionable basic concept.