The Next Three Days
Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a murder she says she didn’t commit. Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family together, raising their son and teaching at college while he pursues every means available to prove her innocence. With the rejection of their final appeal, Lara becomes suicidal and John decides there is only one possible, bearable solution: to break his wife out of prison.
Cast
Russell Crowe
as John Brennan
Elizabeth Banks
as Lara Brennan
Ty Simpkins
as Luke Brennan
Brian Dennehy
as George Brennan
Helen Carey
as Grace Brennan
Olivia Wilde
as Nicole
Daniel Stern
as Meyer Fisk
Jason Beghe
as Detective Quinn
Aisha Hinds
as Detective Collero
Michael Buie
as Mick Brennan
Reviews
TheCakerBaker
If Paul Haggis is going to keep on making movies, would somebody do us all a favor and sign him up for a basic screenwriting class? I mean, please, this film could be a lesson all on its own on how not to write a decent screenplay. Its all in here: one-dimensional characters, supremely poor pacing, ...
JPV852
Seen this movie a handful of times over the years, and still holds up so well. A solid thriller with fine performances by Russell Crowe and Elizabeth Banks, and features a great supporting cast in small parts (seems about 5 min. each), including Liam Neeson, Daniel Stern (wish he'd do more straight ...
