Crossed Over

It's a TV movie and has to be rated as such. I don't go along with the negative comments - it had to be underplayed. It would have been boring and clichéd if the actors had started chewing the carpet (not that Texas jails have any carpets). It was good to see George W. and his hair making a cameo appearance, in a familiar role. My only reason for writing to you is to question the unbelievable 'special' billing credit given to Jennifer Jason Leigh. How was this arrived at? I understand that sometimes the name needs to be under the title to give the actor a chance of a 'best supporting' award. But 'and'? This was as much a two - hander as Thelma and Louise or Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The excellent and reliable Maury Chaykin was, well, excellent and reliable as the husband, but his role was never one that could push a central character into third - or not even third - place. So, I don't know. I really don't. Maybe Ms Leigh got all the money, in which case I have no complaint. John Carty.