When Lara Brennan (Elizabeth Banks) is accused of murder and sentenced to life in prison, John Brennan (Russel Crowe) devises a plan to break her out.

I really enjoyed this movie but after looking deeper into it, you do notice some things that just don't work as well as I first thought. The story is a compelling one and it certainly manages to keep some realism to it. The entertainment was there for me even if it was quite a slow burner.

Russel Crowe gives off a strong performance as a desperate man willing to do things that would indicate he is going insane. It was really fun seeing this transition despite some stuff that didn't much a whole lot of sense. I do like Elizabeth Banks, but this wasn't one of her best movies, but a large amount of this is due to her poorly written character who makes questionable decisions. I would be lying if I said I knew what was going to happen next. Paul Haggis manages to go in a direction I did not see coming and make it all the more intriguing. Seeing all the plots of the escape come together for the final act was well worth the wait.

This movie was too long at over 2 hours runtime and could have been much shorter. There were some scenes in the build up to the escape that could have been cut out. The whole is she or isn't she guilty didn't tie in with the film too great and would have been much better if we already knew the verdict throughout. John also doesn't really think about the repercussions of his actions which does drag the character down a little. He seems to forget he has a son and theirs a big chance that kid loses his father also and grow up without his parents being around. Didn't make a whole lot of sense. While I wasn't totally for the ending as it was weak climax, I didn't totally dislike it. It just wasn't as satisfying as I hoped.

The Next Three Days offered some enjoyable build up to a quite intense breakout ultimately falls short at the end. 6/10.