Claire Kubik (Ashley Judd  Double Jeopardy) is a high-class attorney at law who wins every case and approaches every client with ferocity. She lives a normal happy life with her husband Tom (James Caviezel  Frequency, The Count of Monte Cristo). One night while shopping, they're ambushed by Government officials who take Tom in. Claire soon discovers that Tom is not exactly who he says he is and is now being convicted for war crimes. Whether or not he committed them doesn't matter to Claire, and now, with the help of a seasoned Military attorney (Morgan Freeman  Kiss the Girls, Dreamcatcher) she will enter a ball court that she's never played in before and will soon discover that her life is not what it seems.
    I'm a big fan of Ashley Judd who's been in a lot of my favorite movies (Kiss the Girls, Double Jeopardy) and her starring in this was a big motivator for me to watch. What I embarked on was an unusual and thrilling movie. Movies nowadays that attempt to thrill audiences while making them think, fail miserably and pathetically, but this one works. The plot is very confusing at times and has a load of twists and turns that will make you think and keep you involved and hanging on every word throughout the movie. Ashley Judd gives an outstanding performance as the lead making way for an incredible character who stands up to men and officials, faces every challenge, and never gives in without a fight. When she's tough, we root for her, and when she's vulnerable, we give a damn and shed a tear for her. Judd is at her best in this and makes this movie an enjoyable experience. Jim Caviezel, an underrated actor, also gives an excellent performance as the husband who's convicted a crime. We want to trust him but we can never be too sure in this movie, as he bears a figurative question mark on his face on his entire performance. This actor is versatile, and never fails in this movie. Morgan Freeman is also as his usual best, helping the movie along with great dialogue and giving a stand-up performance with his character. The director Carl Franklin is great showing us intense camera angles and shadow play while never seeming like he's trying too hard. He's great with the camera and tops this movie off well.

The movie has an incredible climax that, while intense and mind-boggling, tends to take a turn for the worst and becomes incredibly cliche. The movie is all good throughout the portions of this but tends to just completely slap the movie in the face with a standard ending that didn't impress me and seemed tacked on. Amanda Peet is at her usual obnoxious role as the supporting and skanky sister who doesn't do much in the movie except react and suffer acts of terror. Is it me or is every character of hers annoying. I found her character again to be tacked on to the cast and I never cared much for her as an individual character.

This is an incredible movie with an excellent plot, great twists and turns all around, and also features top notch and incredible performances from Judd, Caviezel and Freeman. Come for the movie, but stay for the incredible ending that will shock you.