"Double Jeopardy" isn't a bad film in itself. You find yourself rooting for the Ashley Judd character as she races against time in order to clear her name after being framed by her scheming husband. Tommy Lee Jones is on hand as Judd's probation officer, in hot pursuit of his leading lady after she violates her parole conditions. He's a tough son of a gun who suffers no nonsense from anyone but he still has a compassionate streak when he realises that not everything is as it seems. The film lacks suspense and suffers from having a thin plot. It took a bit too long before the main part of the story came along. Tommy Lee Jones is more in the background as Ashley Judd takes centre stage. However, it is his performance that gives "Double Jeopardy" a big lift and he contributes every time he's in the film. Things improve when Jones and Judd team up to uncover the truth behind the events from early on. The final scene included some tension though and it finished the movie well.

Double Jeopardy doesn't exactly work as it's portrayed in this movie, but it's still a terrific film. Imagine The Fugitive (with Tommy Lee Jones in both films as the pursuer!) with a woman in the title role. Ashley Judd is framed for her husband's murder and sentenced to prison. While there, she learns through clever detective work that her husband is still alive, learns about double jeopardy, gets paroled, and starts tracking down for "revenge."The action is tense and exciting and the story is terrific, and all the stars have good chemistry. Judd's performance really carries it.*** out of ****

(Originally reviewed: 12/01/2017) Ashley Judd stars in an at times unbelievable yet entertaining little thriller. This is the first time I have seen her in a lead role and I must say she handle's herself pretty well. Tommy Lee Jones is of course also in this picture, nobody knows this kind of role quite like him, he plays a similar role to the one he played in films like The Fugitive and U.S Marshals, only this time he's not in charge of the investigation. The rest of the cast do their parts quite well too, even her husband (Bruce Greenwood) who may come off as a prize jerk. The story may not be original as we have all seen many thrillers where someone is wrongly accused and goes to prison and then wants his or her revenge, but it all depends on its entertainment value, it's quality or if the acting is good, and here it's fairly good and rather entertaining. There a few noticeable flaws however, such as its lack of originality, the usual predictable clichés and ridiculous twists that I for one couldn't really shout genius at, with the exception of one rather decent one towards the end involving an exchange sequence. Also most of us have gathered that you should not turn your back after you have just blackmailed someone for a lot of money, there hardly going to be fine with it. Overall though, I enjoyed Double Jeopardy, it's fairly well crafted and well aware of its purpose; on this note it succeeds.

I like TLJ and Ashley Judd. They have good chemistry.Okay, let's just start out with the title. Double Jeopardy. That means once acquitted you cannot be tried for the same crime again. Judd's character after being convicted reads a law book in prison and she interprets it that she can kill her ex-husband who faked his death in the middle of Mardi Gras and wouldn't be charged.WRONG.Think of it this way. A man is wrongly convicted of raping a woman and spends years in prison until DNA evidence previously not known or capable at the time reveals the man's innocence. That does not give him the right when he gets out of prison to go after that woman and rape her.See why this movie is so ridiculous? I still give it a five out of ten, but if you know anything about law or criminal proceedings or insurance or airport security (she somehow got on a plane with a 9mm revolver without any problem) you might start rolling your eyes quickly.