Ashley Judd has unfortunately disappeared from the world of film since then, but in the 90s and 2000s she had a couple of good roles – Double Jeopardy being one of them. TV presenter.
Bruce Beresford (The girl’s alibi, Miss Daisy’s driver, Mister Johnson, Africa cocktail, Captive of silence, Lager in the Garden of Eden), according to the story of the film, Libby Parsons has everything:
a handsome, rich husband whom she loves, a son whom they both adore, a wonderful home near Seattle, and great friends who can always be counted on.
However, her idyllic life suddenly turns into a nightmare when her husband, Nick, disappears from the deck of the ship during a romantic weekend sailing trip, and Libby is accused of his murder. THE Double risk his official story description goes on so far, but the essence of the film is that the man is actually very much alive, just a real scumbag who staged his own death in order to drown his wife afterwards. (Disclaimer: beware, the trailer below tells the plot of the film even further!)
In prison, the woman who was actually held responsible for the murder that never happened receives information from a fellow inmate that if she has already been convicted of killing her husband, she can now kill him with impunity, as the protection against double jeopardy of the US Constitution prohibits someone from being tried twice. for the same crime.
Just like that 8 movies based on stubborn and popular misconceptions we also reported in our article, the basis of the film’s plot
unfortunately an urban legend,
because in reality, if Libby really killed her husband at a different location and time, it would be considered a new crime, so the protection against double criminality does not apply.
Ever since Jurassic Park, we’ve believed that it’s possible to clone dinos from mosquitoes stuck in resin. But the Vikings didn’t wear horned helmets either, even though they are portrayed that way in all costume historical films.
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But apart from this little thing (and why shouldn’t we ignore it, we’re not watching a documentary about American law) the Double risk a real guilty pleasure straight from the 90s, with stars of the era such as the furrowed-faced Tommy Lee Jones (he plays the protection officer of the heroine who escapes from prison, who begins to hunt Libby out of duty), Bruce Greenwood (the evil husband), Annabeth Gish (the evil lover) and Ashley Judd, who plays the main role.
The latter actress, who in the 90s and 2000s we could see in such hit films as Face to facea If you have to kill, The collector, The theory of seduction or the It’s a clean affairunfortunately since then he has not completed the course that would have suited him (mainly thanks to the sex predator Harvey Weinstein),
but in this film he not only plays excellently, but also convincingly acts as an action hero.
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2024-06-27 02:59:32