Reece Says:
The Next Two paragraphs should sum this up pretty well... sorry bad play on words there. So The Next Three Days, I remember this being released in the cinema and thinking I need to go and see this but I never did. So when I saw this in this shops I didn’t hesitate to buy it, I am a fan of Russel Crowe and really hoped this lower budget film were be far better than Robin Hood (big letdown). So a brief synopsis is that Russel Crowe’s wife in this film is put into a prison for a murder she seemingly didn’t commit. With his wife suicidal Crowe attempts to break his wife out of prison and escape.
Now when we came to watch this myself and Tara had just finished watching all four series of the fantastic Prison Break (incredible show well worth a watch). So we had just watched a very well planned and thought out show about someone breaking out of prison, meaning the next three days had a big boot to fill! Well I’ll be honest the film is good, very very well thought out and so it was never in any way farfetched. Russell Crowe really made a step up in this film from Robin Hood and it really gets you gripped with lots of meaty twists and turns that have you guessing and willing the characters on. There was just one thing wrong and that was at the end of the film Tara and I looked at one another and we both felt that it felt like it lacked a climax in the escape, like a big decision or major drama. There was none of that and in a way the film is very modest but if it had a bit more danger/drama during the escape it would have been epic. So The Next Three Days is a great film but just lacks a little drama where they could have crammed a bit more in at times, definitely worth a watch if you like Prison Break.
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Tara says:
The Next Three Days is a good film, it focus on one husbands love for his wife. Oh and also there is a prison break, a death, a fast paced run...... etc. It is a beautiful film, a women gets wrongly accused of killing her boss and is sent to prison for life, leaving her husband to look after their son. Russel Crowe plays his character very well and goes to ultimate lengths to get his wife out of prison by going to lawyers and then taking matters into his own hands.
This film makes it look possible for somebody to break someone out of prison, the way he breaks her out looks so easy, but its what he does up until that point that is the big part of the film. Looking up what his family will need once they leave America...
I was currently on the edge of my seat wandering what would happen next, I like that fact that director has used things that anybody could find, like how to make a key to fit any door and how to open a van door, just by the use of you tube, it makes you wander some times how many times that you tube video has been viewed and how many of those types of videos work. I liked that fact they had to change identity and also had to blend in with the crowds and everything had to be well planned out. Very interesting film and good take on a prison break from what it does to somebody on the inside as well as what it does to the family on the outside. Would watch again :)
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The Next Three Days is a good film, it focus on one husbands love for his wife. Oh and also there is a prison break, a death, a fast paced run...... etc. It is a beautiful film, a women gets wrongly accused of killing her boss and is sent to prison for life, leaving her husband to look after their son. Russel Crowe plays his character very well and goes to ultimate lengths to get his wife out of prison by going to lawyers and then taking matters into his own hands.
This film makes it look possible for somebody to break someone out of prison, the way he breaks her out looks so easy, but its what he does up until that point that is the big part of the film. Looking up what his family will need once they leave America...
I was currently on the edge of my seat wandering what would happen next, I like that fact that director has used things that anybody could find, like how to make a key to fit any door and how to open a van door, just by the use of you tube, it makes you wander some times how many times that you tube video has been viewed and how many of those types of videos work. I liked that fact they had to change identity and also had to blend in with the crowds and everything had to be well planned out. Very interesting film and good take on a prison break from what it does to somebody on the inside as well as what it does to the family on the outside. Would watch again :)
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