This is really my kind of movie, with good action and a plot that keeps you guessing as to exactly where the story is going. Tommy Lee Jones is right at home as he pursues his latest fugitive; and Ashley Judd once again plays the strong, independent female. Two of my favorite actors doing what they do best.
While I am more that willing to allow for some dramatic license, I was really distracted at times by events in the movie that were too far removed from the way things happen and the way people act in the real world. The prosecutor in the courtroom scene would have at least been warned by the judge for some of her outrageous remarks and behavior. I was also troubled by the fact that Ashley Judd's character while seeking help locating her son from prison, never tried to contact her lawyer. They seemed to have a good relationship. What happened to this guy? Did he die, fall off the edge of the earth or what? Finally, I don't see how even the smallest car can fall off the back of a ferry boat full of passengers and not be noticed by at least one person. Still that is what we are asked to believe.
These and a few other distractions aside, it wasn't a bad film. It just could have been so much better. Still, it was worth a couple of bucks on a rainy afternoon.
While I am more that willing to allow for some dramatic license, I was really distracted at times by events in the movie that were too far removed from the way things happen and the way people act in the real world. The prosecutor in the courtroom scene would have at least been warned by the judge for some of her outrageous remarks and behavior. I was also troubled by the fact that Ashley Judd's character while seeking help locating her son from prison, never tried to contact her lawyer. They seemed to have a good relationship. What happened to this guy? Did he die, fall off the edge of the earth or what? Finally, I don't see how even the smallest car can fall off the back of a ferry boat full of passengers and not be noticed by at least one person. Still that is what we are asked to believe.
These and a few other distractions aside, it wasn't a bad film. It just could have been so much better. Still, it was worth a couple of bucks on a rainy afternoon.