We'd Break Elizabeth Banks Out Of Prison

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Rick has never written a serious thing in his life, some of which can be found at ESPN the Magazine, McSweeney's, Radar Magazine, Deadspin, Flak Magazine and The Morning News. The rest can be found here. He lives in Los Angeles, is a White Sox fan, and maintains a personal blog.

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Elizabeth Banks in white

Here’s the scenario: Your wife has been convicted of murder and is sent to prison for the rest of your life. In pretty much every case you, as the husband, would let the lawyers take care of the situation and try to get your own life back in order, maybe dating some women while enjoying the fruits of single life. So the fact that in the new action thriller “The Next Three Days,” Russell Crowe actually hatches a plan to break his wife out of jail is a bit shocking. Until, that is, you realize the wife in question is played by Elizabeth Banks. I mean, of course you’d spend time breaking her out of jail. Just look at her!