Watch the original instead. And there's absolutely no need to watch both, unless you want to marvel at how awfully Haggis wraps up his version.

Really quite stupid, and slow moving in places.

I really liked this movie. The set up was smart, quick, and efficient. Russell Crowe's character was a great average guy to start off with, loved the sarcasm. Then it takes a more serious turn, Neeson makes a decent cameo. It let you on just enough so you could actually figure out what was going on without hitting you in the face with it. That said the director was trying to be too artistic with the shots which was kinda distracting. There were some other problems, but still worth the time.

wasn't aware of french original so came to this unprepared. I loved the pace and unfolding story. I loved the way it kept me riveted without the usual mechanisms of escalating 'peril'. A slow burning passion can outweigh a flash in the pan

It has some flaws, but entertains.

nice one mr. Crowe

Slightly lengthy, but very interesting story and actors are predictable good.

A competent thriller. I wasn't exactly on the edge of my seat for the whole thing, particularly due to the slow pace of the first act. A couple of minor issues detract, such as Crowe's unrealistically impressive handling of firearms under stress, and the kid looking way older than 6 (more like 9). In terms of the writing, I think the film could have been more gripping if the innocence or guilt was left more open-ended. Overall solid performances from Crowe and Banks. Could not guess the ending.

"Audiences may roll an eye here or there, but they're unlikely to lost interest in John's efforts."

It's ok but totally unremarkable.

Very bland, boring build-up to a fairly suspenseful but ridiculous climax. Pretty huge WTF-are-you-a-retarded-person @Banks deciding to kill herself mid-escape. I mean, honestly, WAT.

Watchable

Should be applauded for Crowe's realistic turn as unwilling amateur heist-planner, but as a whole the movie struggles to be truely suspenseful. Also: the cops hot on his trail have the most extraordinary sixth police sense I've ever seen!

It's great when a crime thriller actually works the way it's supposed to. I was really engaged in this film. I thought the ending resolution should have been left a bit more ambiguous, but the desperation of a man trying to save the love of his life... yeah, good stuff. I even liked the failures, the planning, the red herrings and false trails. Solid movie. Nothing groundbreaking, but a solid film. Paul Haggis writes (adapts) another good one, folks.

EXCELLENT!

The Next Three Days is mostly fun, but is too slow at times to keep the audience paying attention. It's not a complex film, nor does it need to be, but it does contain a lot of elements that should have been excluded, as they only hindered the story. It lasts 133 minutes, but should have been shorter. Regardless, I enjoyed it, and the two leads turn in really good performances. It certainly didn't feel like a waste of time, and I might even watch it again someday. I wanted more Liam Neeson.

a jailbreak thriller riding on the coat tails of prison break, only doing so in a less interesting manner. if this movie had less drama and more planning of/acting out the prison break i would have been much more satisfied. law abiding citizen was of a similar note and it was way better, plus butler is much more bad ass than crowe.