Double Jeopardy (1999)

"Double Jeopardy" isn't a bad film in itself. You find yourself rooting for the Ashley Judd character as she races against time in order to clear her name after being framed by her scheming husband. Tommy Lee Jones is on hand as Judd's probation officer, in hot pursuit of his leading lady after she violates her parole conditions. He's a tough son of a gun who suffers no nonsense from anyone but he still has a compassionate streak when he realises that not everything is as it seems. The film lacks suspense and suffers from having a thin plot. It took a bit too long before the main part of the story came along. Tommy Lee Jones is more in the background as Ashley Judd takes centre stage. However, it is his performance that gives "Double Jeopardy" a big lift and he contributes every time he's in the film. Things improve when Jones and Judd team up to uncover the truth behind the events from early on. The final scene included some tension though and it finished the movie well.

I like TLJ and Ashley Judd. They have good chemistry.Okay, let's just start out with the title. Double Jeopardy. That means once acquitted you cannot be tried for the same crime again. Judd's character after being convicted reads a law book in prison and she interprets it that she can kill her ex-husband who faked his death in the middle of Mardi Gras and wouldn't be charged.WRONG.Think of it this way. A man is wrongly convicted of raping a woman and spends years in prison until DNA evidence previously not known or capable at the time reveals the man's innocence. That does not give him the right when he gets out of prison to go after that woman and rape her.See why this movie is so ridiculous? I still give it a five out of ten, but if you know anything about law or criminal proceedings or insurance or airport security (she somehow got on a plane with a 9mm revolver without any problem) you might start rolling your eyes quickly.

This is one of if not the best acted out JUDD ASHLEY movie however i have some scenes i don't understand...i was surprised how she blossom into a fine actress...she should have gotten her Emmy's... Opening scene, is the boat filled with blood and she woke up and her husband is gone... Next scene she was ruled out as the murderer of her husband... which i doubt the credibility since no actual Body was found , how could the court ruled as murder??? shouldn't it be Missing?? of course eventually, the husband was alive and change entirely his image and name and state of residency .... how about the son Matty?? did he changed also his name?During the funeral meet up with Matty?? of all the places why cemetery ? and go hide and seek?? of course we know what happens next ... Although this is a very mind twisting movie and i entirely love watching it inspite of some set-backs.. i would recommend it and you be the judge...

A woman (Ashley Judd) framed for her husband's murder suspects he is still alive; as she has already been tried for the crime, she cannot be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills him.Jodie Foster was originally attached to star in the film as Libby Parsons after Michelle Pfeiffer, Meg Ryan and Brooke Shields all declined the role, and Bruce Beresford met with her several times about the script. I would have loved to see Foster in this, as personally I find Judd to be a weak actress and not very engaging.As far as mysteries or thrillers go, this one is pretty good but suffers from a major flaw: the premise is just not true. If it was about a woman trying to clear her name by finding her husband, that is a good story. But this plot device about being able to kill him again, that just doesn't hold up...