Pros: A good mystery and suspenseful action
Cons: None worth
noting
The Bottom Line:
Some good action scenes
With intriguing mystery
Holds up well today
"He's Dead." "That Should Make Him Easy to Catch."
I have never seen an episode of either TV version of The Fugitive. I wasn’t born when the 60’s
version was airing, and I never got around to watching the 2000 version. But I’ve seen the 1993 movie take on the
story several times and enjoyed it each time.
The story follows Dr. Richard Kimble (Harrison Ford) who
comes home from a late night emergency surgery one night to find his wife (Sela
Ward) dying on the floor, obviously murdered.
And the killer is still in the house.
However, by the time the police show up, the killer has fled, and the
police can find no evidence anyone else was there.
So despite talking about a one armed man, Dr. Kimble finds
himself arrested and convicted of his wife’s murder. While being transferred after his sentence,
the bus he’s on is in an accident, and he finds himself freed but hunted by
Special Agent Samuel Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones).
Can he stay one step ahead of Gerard long enough to prove his innocence?
Being a mystery buff, I must say from this stand point, the
movie is very well done. I buy the
evidence used to convict Kimble, even though we see from the start that he is
innocent. The plot unfolds nicely with
clues leading us and Kimble to the ultimate solution.
What sets it apart from the mysteries I normally tend to
read is Tommy Lee Jones’ Agent Gerard.
The man is relentless and smart, and he seems to always be one step
behind Kimble. While he starts out with
one mission, as Kimble begins to feed him evidence, you can tell Gerard is
intrigued. He is still focused on
bringing Kimble in, but he thinks that Kimble might really be innocent. That makes him a very likable antagonist.
While a mystery movie, there is an action element to it as
well. The accident that really starts
the story is still intense. That’s the
biggest action scene, but there are several others including some good cat and
mouse scenes. Yes, some are unrealistic,
but this is an action film.
Between the mystery and the action, the intensity never
really lets up. If you haven’t seen it
before, you’ll be captivated. And if you
have, you’ll still get caught up in things all over again.
The acting helps.
Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones are clearly the stars, but the rest of
the cast does a great job of filling their roles as well. Personally, I get a kick out of seeing
Andreas Katsulas, who I best know as alien G’Kar on Babylon 5, out of his makeup.
So whether you’ve seen it before or never watched it, give
The Fugitive a look. You’ll find a movie
that is still fun 20 years after it was released.
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