High Crimes ★★½ 2002 (PG-13) Military courtroom thriller is only average but does have Freeman, who's always worth watching. He's reteamed with "Kiss the Girls" co-star Judd, who plays spunky California attorney Claire Kubik. Claire gets a big surprise when her contractor hubby Tom (Caviezel) is suddenly arrested by the FBI and sent to a military prison. Turns out Tom, then known as Ron Chapman, was in an elite Marine special unit and is accused of a 1988 civilian massacre in El Salvador. She looks to recovering alcoholic and ex-JAG lawyer Charlie Grimes (Freeman) for assistance but sinister plots are afoot. Based on the 1998 novel by Joseph Finder. 115m/C VHS, DVD. US Ashley Judd, James Caviezel, Morgan Freeman, Amanda Peet, Tom Bower, Adam Scott, Bruce Davison, Michael Gaston, Juan Carlos Hernandez, Jude Ciccolella, Michael Shannon;
Director:
Carl Franklin;
Writer:
Yuri Zeltser, Cary Bickley;
Writer:
Theo van de Sande;
Cameo:
Graeme Revell.
