Good legal advice does not come from those who were disbarred due to killing someone.

The Movie: Double Jeopardy, directed by Bruce Beresford
Recommendation: Broomie
Reason: After watching Fracture, we started talking about the double jeopardy laws that are in place. During our...'discussion', it came up that I hadn't seen this movie.

So, the entire premise of this movie is faulty. I think by now we all know that, but if you're wondering why, Wikipedia has a long answer and IMDB has a short one. Basically, this entire movie could have been avoided with some good detective work. Actually, it's pretty likely that Ashley Judd's character could have come out well ahead if she hadn't grabbed a gun and gone on a crime spree three seconds after getting out of prison. The whole thing came off as a poorly thought out Kill Bill. And really, why would you trust the legal advice of a woman who was disbarred for murder and a legal professor who hasn't been teaching for years? Why not get your dumbass lawyer to clarify exactly what you can do?

I spent a good portion of the movie trying not to compare it to Kill Bill, but really...at one point there was a 'one-inch punch' moment. How can you not see the parallel (even though Kill Bill came out after Double Jeopardy)? My own mind took me right out of the movie and off to a better place where nobody licks Melanie Griffith or tries to pretend that Ashley Judd is an action hero. She's better off playing a suburban housewife in milquetoast dramas.

It was an unbelieveable premise with a cornball script and lame-duck acting. Tommy Lee Jones played his usual wisecracking mentor guy, and most of his scenes were overwhelmed by our out of movie commentary of the "search every doghouse etc." variety. I'm not much more enlightened for having seen this movie, and I don't think very many other people would be either.

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