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List Price: $12.98 | | Label: Warner Home Video
Salesrank: 2231
Released: June 5, 2001 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Dr. Richard Kimble (Ford) is on the run from the law, in an attempt to find the one-armed man he saw murder his wife. He is relentlessly pursued by a U.S. marshall (Jones).
Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 7-JUN-2005
Media Type: DVD
Description of The Fugitive:
Do you know anyone who hasn't seen this movie? A box-office smash when released in 1993, this spectacular update of the popular 1960s TV series stars Harrison Ford as a surgeon wrongly accused of the murder of his wife. He escapes from a prison transport bus (in one of the most spectacular stunt-action sequences ever filmed) and embarks on a frantic quest for the true killer's identity, while a tenacious U.S. marshal (Tommy Lee Jones, in an Oscar-winning role) remains hot on his trail. Director Andrew Davis hit the big time with this expert display of polished style and escalating suspense, but it's the antagonistic chemistry between Jones and Ford that keeps this thriller cooking to the very end. In roles that seem custom-fit to their screen personas, the two stars maintain a sharply human focus to the grand-scale manhunt, and the intelligent screenplay never resorts to convenient escapes or narrative shortcuts. Equally effective as a thriller and a character study, this is a Hollywood blockbuster that truly deserves its ongoing popularity. --Jeff Shannon
The Fugitive Reviews:
perfect balance 
2008-06-09 - I watched this for the umpteenth time while exercising. Let me tell you, it was effective. Between taking my mind off what I was doing, and raising my adrenaline levels, it made for some intense workouts.
It was based on the TV series, which I never saw, so I don't have a basis for comparison.
The plot is fairly simple. Vascular surgeon Dr. Richard Kimball (Harrison Ford) returns home and finds his wife murdered. He's arrested, tried, and convicted of the crime, but ends up escaping when a prison transport bus crashes. U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones) is in charge of the task force hunting for him. Dr. Kimball realizes that the only way to help himself is to discover who really killed his wife--the one-armed man--and who's behind it.
There's a perfect balance here between chase scenes, suspense, and unraveling clues. The chase scenes and the more static suspense scenes didn't drag on until (as happens far too frequently) I got fatigued, and the detective work by both sides wasn't a series of boring sitting-and-thinking scenes, either.
Aside: note to filmmakers: regardless of the type of scene, if it goes on too long, it gets boring (yes, including sex scenes--I've watched enough boring porn movies to know).
It doesn't hurt that the movie stars Tommy Lee Jones, either. Or that he fit the role perfectly. As did Harrison Ford. Though Dr. Kimball was a less exciting character, it made sense that he'd behave the way Ford portrayed him--bewildered, angry, completely out of his depth, but smart and determined. So much so that for a space of time I could believe it wasn't a movie at all.
It's one of my favorites, and one I don't mind re-watching over and over again.
One of the most suspenseful movies ever
2008-06-02 - The performances were brilliant, the pacing and direction were phenomenal. I think this was the best film of its kind in the 90's.
I am amazed Andy Davis isn't one of the most in-demand directors in the industry frankly.
[4.5] I am proud of where I live now because of this film 
2008-01-20 - The Fugitive is a great thriller of a movie, but holds a special place with me. Part of this film was shot in my hometown of Sylva, NC plus many of the other surrounding areas. This is a small town not many have heard of, small enough to be used in this film as a small town somewhere in backwoods Illinois. I didn't know there were mountains in Illinois anyways? The train wreck scene, which is one of the most spectacular action sequences of the film, I have had the enjoyment of seeing the preserved wreckage in person on a train ride that you can take in the area. The scene where Harrison Ford jumps from the dam is actually Fontana Dam, located about 45 minutes west of Sylva. Anyways, enough of the details about those scenes, but in case you were wondering, thats where they were shot.
As a whole this movie is extremely well crafted. You've basically got an edge of your seat thriller, updated from the 1960's tv series. Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones both deliever first rate performances and have great chemistry, something that keeps this movie strong till the very end. The story is well written and executed, and is complex enough to keep you thinking on your toes, but not too complex to ever feel left out. The action scenes are wonderfully shot, and the chases and elements of suspense are tight.
There's little more to say about this film, it is very good in all areas. It doesn't contain the best story written, the best cast of characters, or the greatest action scenes of all time. But it does have a dose of all of that, and with a very solid feel in the end.
Acting - 4.5
Action - 4
Characters - 4.5
Story - 4.5
Overall - 4.5
The Fugitive
2007-12-25 - Excellently done! I would highly recommend this DVD. The drama is well acted and the finale is worth watching.
Always exciting
2007-10-17 - No matter how often you watch this it is always exciting. One of the greatest movies ever made...
