performance "so resolutely humorless and businesslike that Freeman's gruffly affectionate warmth becomes doubly valuable, though not nearly enough to lend this generic project any special character. Most disillusioning is how director Carl Franklin, once known for tense storytelling and unpredictable characters, goes about his task here with a visible lack of inspiration . . . The screenwriting team of Yuri Zeltser and Cary Bickley has tweaked Joseph Finder's novel considerably . . . Character alterations, refinements, re-locations and plot substitutions produce a rabbit's warren full of holes in an almost laughably complex plot. By the time the third act exhaustedly appears, it's hardly a wonder that some major characters have no idea where other major characters are, or what they're doing." Awards and nominations Morgan Freeman was nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture but lost to Denzel Washington in John Q, the actor's fourth consecutive win in this category. Home media 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released the Region 1 DVD on August 27, 2002. The film is in anamorphic widescreen format with audio tracks in English, Spanish, and French and subtitles in English and Spanish. Bonus features include commentary by director Carl Franklin and six featurettes about the making of the film. High Crimes is also available on Blu-ray Disc. References External links 2002 films 2002 crime drama films 2002 thriller drama films 2000s legal films 20th Century Fox films American crime drama films American legal films American thriller drama films Films about war crimes trials Films based on American crime novels Films based on military novels Films directed by Carl Franklin Films scored by Graeme Revell Films set in San Francisco Films set in the San Francisco Bay Area Films set in Los Angeles Films set in Mexico Legal thriller films Military courtroom films Regency Enterprises films 2000s English-language films Films produced by Arnon Milchan 2000s American films