Ashley Judd

Double Jeopardy
$9.98
This could have been a good movie, but it mostly fails to connect with the viewer. Ashley Judd is framed for the murder of her husband, who actually did the framing, and is still alive. What is worse, while the Judd character is doing hard state prison time, her husband has custody of her son, has assumed a new identity, is living off of $2 million in life insurance proceeds (paid on his own death), and sleeping with Judd's best friend. Judd discovers all this by happenstance, and is suddenly hating life and most of all hating her husband.

Judd gets out of prison on parole and is shortly in pursuit of her erstwhile husband. All of the foregoing occurs in the first 15 minutes of the film, so these are not spoilers. The problem becomes Judd's behavior -- it is spectacularly stupid, short-sighted, and unrealistic, not to mention careless. You can almost justify it by saying that she has lost her sanity (understandable) but the problem is that most of us cannot connect with a protagonist who is 'round the bend. There are some amusing and interesting parts to this film, but mostly it is a clean miss. Tommy Lee Jones reprises (almost) his role in The Fugitive by trying to track Judd down (in this flick he is her former parole officer) but really, this part does not really work either. On the plus side, the ending is exciting and credible, and does much to redeem this film.

Three stars. RJB.

Norma Jean and Marilyn
$9.98
I heard about this movie from a friend a couple years ago and thought I would buy it since it was a little more than renting it. I learned a lot Marilyn/Norma Jean from this movie. Not sure the accuracy, but was still very interesting to watch.

Crossing Over
$19.97
Harrison Ford in another excellent role, showing his versatility as an all around actor of the highest caliber.

Ashley Judd: Crying on the Inside
$19.95
I've met Ashley Judd during her humanitarian work, was impressed and wanted to learn more about her history. Unfortunately this unauthorized "biography" speculates based on press stories and pop psychology. If I had known it was unauthorized I would never have wasted my money. So I recommend that you do not waste yours!