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An ultimately futile attempt to make lightning strike twice, this so-called spin-off from 1993's blockbuster The Fugitive avoids the label of "sequel" by forging ahead without the first film's star, Harrison Ford. The idea is to showcase the return of Tommy Lee Jones in his Oscar-winning role as tenacious U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard, this time testing his mettle against a covert government operative (Wesley Snipes) accused of murdering two secret service attachés. Unfortunately, Jones and the entire cast have been trapped in a rambling plot, and the underdog status that made Ford such a compelling hero is sacrificed to an evenly matched and eventually tiresome game of cat and mouse, with a villain whose identity is far too predictable. With no dramatic build-up and several superfluous characters to distract its focus, the film's momentum plays out like a rote exercise compared to the high stakes of the earlier film. --Jeff Shannon
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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A very good action film with a predictable script but an unpredictable ending. This was one of the best action films of 1998 mainly because it had Wesley Snipes in it. Mark Sheridan (Wesley Snipes) is on the run after a routine pick up went wrong. He ended up killing two federal agents in self defence. It is upto Sam Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones) to catch him. From crash landings in planes, to jumping off buildings, this film is has non stop action in it.
Tommy Lee Jones easily steals the show, but lets not take anything away from Wesley Snipes though, he is as reliable as ever being the action hero.
Tommy Lee Jones plays the no nonsense U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard and once again will stop at nothing to catch his fugitive. Little does he know that his fugitive is trained for this type of situation which makes him extremely hard to catch. But no one is that hard to catch for the great Sam Gerard, until now.
Great acting, suspense and action all in one. Overall, if you like either of these two actors you will love this film, if you enjoy action films you will love this film, just watch it and you will understand what I mean.
Enjoy!!!!!
Tommy Lee Jones easily steals the show, but lets not take anything away from Wesley Snipes though, he is as reliable as ever being the action hero.
Tommy Lee Jones plays the no nonsense U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard and once again will stop at nothing to catch his fugitive. Little does he know that his fugitive is trained for this type of situation which makes him extremely hard to catch. But no one is that hard to catch for the great Sam Gerard, until now.
Great acting, suspense and action all in one. Overall, if you like either of these two actors you will love this film, if you enjoy action films you will love this film, just watch it and you will understand what I mean.
Enjoy!!!!!
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Jay
Format:DVD
Sequel to an outstanding movie The Fugitive (1993). In this film, the focus is on the team that was searching for Dr. Richard Kimble in the first movie. That team was led by Tommy Lee Jones, who won an Oscar for his performance, which probably helped spur this sequel. It worked, as Jones and company (Joe Pantoliano and others) are just as much fun to watch as they were in The Fugitive.
There are many similarities to the latter, especially in the first third of the film, featuring some tremendous action scenes. Instead of a train crash, we have a plane crash. Instead of Harrison Ford on the run, we have Wesley Snipes. In both films, you have such an involving story that the two hours fly by.
The Fugitive is still one of my all-time favorite movies. If you were entertained by it as well but are wary of sequels, you needn't be here: this is very good.
There are many similarities to the latter, especially in the first third of the film, featuring some tremendous action scenes. Instead of a train crash, we have a plane crash. Instead of Harrison Ford on the run, we have Wesley Snipes. In both films, you have such an involving story that the two hours fly by.
The Fugitive is still one of my all-time favorite movies. If you were entertained by it as well but are wary of sequels, you needn't be here: this is very good.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By K. Lavender
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
I THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD STORY MAYBE NOT SO GOOD AS THE FIRST BUT STILL GOOD THOUGH, TOP NOTCH ACTING AND A BRILLIANT BLU-RAY COPY BETTER THAN THE FIRST FILM AND ITS ALSO REGION FREE WHICH IS EXCELLENT DONT HESITATE BUY AND ENJOY
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Better than The Fugitive
Took a little time to arrive but well worth the wait. Critics were not kind to this follow up to The Fugitive but I thought this was the better of the two lots of great action and... Read more
Published 14 days ago by F. R. Jasper
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Good film
Very good film we really enjoyed watching this full off action good story line well worth getting to watch again
Published 26 days ago by Anthony Peachey
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Hugely entertaining!
Love Tommy Lee Jones and Wesley Snipes in this. Downey Junior puts in a good turn as well, very believable pshyco control freak bad boy. Read more
Published 28 days ago by Mes
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GOOD ACTION
THIS MOVIE HAS SOMETHING ABOUT IT THAT TICKS MAYBE THE COMBINATION OF TOMMY LEE JONES AND WESLEY SNIPES,I ALWAYS ENJOY WATCHING.
Published 1 month ago by BACHIR ABOU ZAHR
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Good action movie. Tommy Lee Jones as good as he usually is. Good story with good actors and enough action.
Published 1 month ago by Dee
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This was the cheapest place I could buy it.
I always loved this film and wanted to see it again as for a while the stations kept repeating "The Fugitive" only £3.00 inc. P&P.
Published 1 month ago by Dan McGivern
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Bought as a present....
It wasn't bought for me - but I'd seen the film, enjoyed it, and knew the recipient would enjoy it!
Published 2 months ago by Musky
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I LOVED IT!!
This made a lovely present! My friend was really happy and he loved this DVD. This DVD offered a good value for money and it is such a brilliant film!
Published 3 months ago by Monica Stevens
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Like it!
This is a great film and great to watch however with any film you will have a completely different opinion to what anyone else says. :) However I would recommend this DVD
Published 5 months ago by Matiec
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Doesn't work!
I love this film so I decided to buy it on DVD and, though it arrived in good time from this seller, the DVD DOESN'T WORK!!! Read more
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