underrated movies are a common reoccurrence in show business today .
1998 's ' hope floats ' was extremely underrated and was one of the best movies of the year .
we always get films that make big money at the box - office but critics and audiences pan on them .
this year ' double jeopardy ' is one of those films .
critics are calling it predictable and worthless , audiences are disappointed with it and think it was a disappointment .
but as i viewed ' double jeopardy ' i found that it was a great movie
, it has a surprising sense of humor and a big dose of heart , along with heart - pounding suspense and twists and turns here and there
it certainly is a really good movie .
the always wonderful ashley judd plays libby parsons , a woman with a seemingly normal life : a great loving husband , a beautiful son and a great friend .
her husband nick parsons has made a surprise for her and is going to buy her the sailboat she has always wanted .
after a night of bliss libby wakes up in the middle of the night to find blood all over her and all over the sailboat , her husband is missing and there is a bloody knife on deck .
of course being in shock she picks it up and a coast guard comes over and sees her .
however she is n't immediately ceased until they find out his life insurance was worth two - million dollars and they start to wonder rather she killed him for the money .
she pleads not - guilty but is found guilty and sent to prison for six years .
while making a phone call to her best friend who adopted her son for her
and she hears him say hi to his dad , which makes libby 's heart stop right there .
she realizes she must get out and prove that he is n't dead , one of her cell - mates tells her that as long as she has been convicted of a crime she can not be convicted of it again .
which means she can shoot him in the middle of mardi gras and they can not do anything about it .
after she gets out
she goes to a halfway house run by parole officer tommy lee jones .
he is a man who has had his share of bad things .
while out for the day she breaks into a school and tries to track down her kid and husband , leading up to some jaw - dropping twists that are both predictable and not .
whatever happens the film was excellent to me .
i found the writing well - written as well as
the acting was great .
ashley judd is such a talented and beautiful actress that she is a hero in a sort in this movie .
even if you know what is going to happen in the end , you do n't know how .
this is one of those movies that you really do know what is going to happen , except you do n't know how they are going to make it happen .
it could be one way or another
, it could be this way or that way .
the movie is highly stylized and extremely well - made .
it gets most of it 's power from the two leads : ashley judd and tommy lee jones
both give excellent performances .
the characters are well - realized and believable
and we feel libby 's pain when she can not see her child for 6 years .
even though a lot of critics did n't like the film ,
i loved it .
the director took his time making the movie , and put a lot of shadowing in the movie .
i found it not to be boring at all
and it 's only flaw comes from some predictability .
it moved at a fast pace , has suspense , humor , heart and great acting
. s and to me that 's what it was .
s well - realized and believable the writing well - written as well as the acting was great it moved at a fast pace , has suspense , humor , heart and great acting it certainly is a really good movie a talented and beautiful actress highly stylized and extremely well - made i loved it i found that it was a great movie heart - pounding suspense the film was excellent to me a big dose of heart both give excellent performances