Imagine one day you wake up and find a giant maze filled with abrupt twists and turns sitting in front of your peaceful home. You have no choice but to confront its mystery, and immediately become captivated by the search for its conclusion. Along your way you look back, retracing the steps that led you to the middle of this life-altering journey. Could you turn back now? Would life even be the same if you made it back to the beginning? And even if you do find the exit, who's to say you won't have accidentally lost yourself somewhere back inside?
The Next Three Days is a labyrinth of a movie about one man's obsession to exonerate his jailed wife and return her to their once happy life. As his wife is incarcerated and the judicial systems fails him, what can a man do to restore his partner and free her from guilt? And what if she actually committed the murder for which she is charged? Is the freedom at the end of his "maze" really the best of objectives?
This article appears in Nov 4-10, 2010.