History YMMV / DoubleJeopardy

* CriticalResearchFailure: The film's interpretation of double jeopardy law is blatantly inaccurate. While Libby couldn't be convicted for the supposed murder of her husband on the yacht twice, tracking down and killing her husband in a different time and place would be regarded as a separate crime, for which she would be held liable.

* IdiotPlot: For a lot of viewers, the main thing holding the movie back is that a lot of the plot hinges around people making really stupid decisions. The premise itself revolves around a bad misinterpretation of double jeopardy laws: Libby not only likely ''would'' be convicted of murdering her husband a second time (though the prosecution might view her with sympathy considering the circumstances), but it seems that Libby would just be better off tracking down Nick and revealing he's still alive than murdering him, as this would automatically prove she's innocent of his murder at least. [[spoiler:This is exactly what she ends up doing anyway, also exposing he intentionally set her up, and when she ''does'' kill him she just gets lucky it was in defence of someone else]]. Nick's plan also seems to hinge around his son not asking any questions about his mother's whereabouts when he grows up. And then there's the fact that forensics would probably cast doubt on Nick's supposed murder, given that all that blood on the yacht is unlikely to be his (as mentioned under HollywoodLaw on the main page, while forensic science wasn't as advanced in the late 90s compared to nowadays, they could still do things like distinguish between animal and human blood, determine blood type etc).

* IdiotPlot: For a lot of viewers, the main thing holding the movie back is that the plot revolves around a bad misinterpretation of double jeopardy laws. Libby not only likely ''would'' be convicted of murdering her husband a second time (though the prosecution might view her with sympathy considering the circumstances), but it seems that Libby would just be better off tracking down Nick and revealing he's still alive than murdering him, as this would automatically prove she's innocent of his murder at least. [[spoiler:This is exactly what she ends up doing anyway, also exposing he intentionally set her up, and when she ''does'' kill him she just gets lucky it was in defense of someone else]]. Nick's plan also seems to hinge around his son not asking any questions about his mother's whereabouts when he grows up.

* CriticalResearchFailure: The film's interpretation of double jeopardy law is a blatantly inaccurate. While Libby couldn't be convicted for the supposed murder of her husband on the yacht twice, tracking down and killing her husband in a different time and place would be regarded as a separate crime, for which she would be held liable.

* TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: Many reviews compared the film to ''Film/TheFugitive'' and ''not'' in a flattering way. It has a similar premise of the protagonist being wrongly accused of murdering their spouse and going on the run to clear their name with Creator/TommyLeeJones in pursuit, but many feel ''Double Jeopardy'' doesn't pull off it off quite as deftly as ''The Fugitive''.

* CriticProof: Reviews weren't great, but box office returns were. And it was one of the most watched films on Netflix in 2020.

* CriticalDissonance: Critics largely dismissed the film as nonsensical, by-the-numbers thriller. General audiences were a bit more accepting, seeing it as predictable in places and occasionally silly but otherwise entertaining.

* CriticalDissonance: Reviews weren't great, but box office returns were.
* TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: Many reviews compared the film to ''Film/TheFugitive'' and ''not'' in a flattering way.