Unfortunately, Russell Crowe's off screen issues may have deterred a lot of people from seeing this movie initially, I know that's what took me so long to see it. But, this is unfortunate because Paul Haggis's, The Next Three Days, is a surprisingly exceptionally well paced crime thriller that went completely unnoticed throughout the awards season. If Winter's Bone could secure a nomination for Best Picture, why not this movie?
Anyways, say what you will about Crowe and his performances and how they relate to this one, but I'm pretty convinced that anybody in the circumstances that his character, John Brennan, found himself in would've acted accordingly. It's unfair to be harsh on Crowe because his character's ability to adapt to the situations he finds himself in, draw close similarities to another character that Crowe played in some other film.
The shining performance of this film though is Paul Haggis. You should remember him as the screenwriter/director who "Crashed" the Oscars back in 2006. His ability at crafting a screenplay that unfolds with such complexity and drama that this film does is truly an amazing accomplishment. I found myself marveling at the way he connects little occurrences during the film, almost like how he did in, Crash.
I've been griping a lot over the Oscars for the last couple weeks, and I don't think this gripe isn't worthy of mention, that either Roman Polanski's Ghost Writer or Haggis' direction in this film deserved an Oscar nomination more than David O. Russell for the Fighter. The awards show has been criticized by many for being a political, popularity contest, but this year more than recent years it is certainly seems to be the case.
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