Critic Reviews
48
Metascore
Mixed or Average
positive
8(24%)
mixed
21(64%)
negative
4(12%)
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80
Stylish and effective, if slightly overlong, thriller.
75
This 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.
75
Has some faults, but it manages to keep its audience either angry or jumpy from start to finish.
75
Comes across as gratifying, not grating: the same way the familiarity of a well-crafted whodunit is part of the book's pleasures.
70
Satisfies a hunger for the basics: a decent mystery to chew on, a bit of juicy suspense, maybe a plot twist as garnish. The fare is all on the standard menu, but it goes down well just the same.
67
Franklin injects life into a flat format and has in the process done something nearly unheard of in Hollywood as of late: He's brought class back to the genre film.
67
Even if it lacks the finesse of Franklin's earlier work, High Crimes moves like a bullet.
63
It's still a disappointment: a well-mounted and well-acted suspense movie that, thanks to its illogical script, falls off a cliff midway through.
60
Ms. Judd commands the screen with consistent authority, and Mr. Freeman brings expansive humor to the role of a self-styled wildcard who's still dangerous in court.
60
The problem with High Crimes, acceptable though it is, is that it's not close to anyone's best work.
