I finally watched a good movie last night. I was getting desperate after the two bad movies that I saw last weekend. I had to rent it from Blockbuster because there are no good movies playing at the moment. Late summer is a dead time for the movie industry. I watched "High Crimes" starring Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, and Amanda Peet. It's a suspense movie about a war crime that was committed in Central America. Ashley is a lawyer who defends her husband in a military court with the help of Morgan, an ex-alcoholic military lawyer. Amanda is Ashley's hot sister in a very believable role. The movie had a good plot and great acting. The ending was a little abrupt, however.
Rating: Three Stars
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I learned something new last night. New releases are always distributed on Tuesdays. That makes Tuesday a great night for renting a movie. I actually saw the first half of "High Crimes" a few months ago when travelling to St. Louis. We were unable to land and redirected to Kansas City to refuel before returning to St. Louis. They played a movie to calm the agitated passengers, but we landed in St. Louis before the ending. So, I waited weeks for the video release to find out the ending. It was worth the wait.