Review of The Next Three Days (2010) by Spangle — 03 Jul 2016
I may have seen this one before. I am not really sure. Bits and pieces seemed familiar, but that could just be because the film is so generic. The Next Three Days is thrilling and entertaining, but far too outlandish and typical to be anything but average.
This is quite distressing, given that it was directed by Paul Haggis and starred Russell Crowe and Elisabeth Banks. With two good leads and a talented director, it is correct to hope for a better than average and generic film.
It can certainly entertain and it is fun to watch the film unfold, so it delivers that entertainment value for sure, but it never aspires to be more than a run-of-the-mill thriller. Even worse, it is shot like an episode of some bad cop show.
The Next Three Days may or may not have been a movie I had seen before today. I cannot really remember. Sadly, however, it is so generic that this feeling of deja vu may simply be due to that.
This review of The Next Three Days (2010) was written by Spangle on 03 July 2016.
The Next Three Days has generally received positive reviews.
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