Dynamixor
The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
ChicDragon
It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.
Sameer Callahan
It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.
dlegassey
Perfect film. Nothing at all wrong with it. Harrison Ford was the perfect actor for this role.
Pjtaylor-96-138044
'The Fugitive (1993)' is a suspense thriller funnelled through a late 80s action flick, ala 'Die Hard (1988) or 'Lethal Weapon (1987)', and is actually one of the most purely exciting, and indeed suspenseful, films I've seen in a long time. It's mile-a-minute, edge-of-your-seat thrill-ride that keeps ratcheting up the tension and masterfully plays its audience like a fiddle. It holds all its action to a tangible and fairly realistic standard, with the cat-and-mouse elements being some of the absolute best of their kind, and it's the sheer, palpable desperation of Ford's eponymous escapee that makes every close call he has with Jones' charismatic but calculating US Marshal both totally riveting and extremely entertaining. A brilliantly made, wholly enjoyable piece that may be slightly baggy but is fun from beginning to end. 8/10
TonyMontana96
(Originally reviewed: 22/01/2017) Harrison Ford has done plenty of well known, fairly good films, but none of them come close to 1993's The Fugitive with perhaps the exception of the first Indiana Jones picture. The story appears simple, Ford is framed for the murder of his wife, so he is trying to discover who really killed his wife, which is when a specialist named Sam Gerard (Jones) comes in with his team and hunts Kimble down. Though it may seem straightforward, there is a high level of complexity throughout the picture such as a sewer pursuit and a terrifically staged final sequence. The Fugitive should be seen by everybody, it's one of those films you should enquire about without doubt.The performances are absolutely brilliant; Ford and Tommy Lee Jones have superb chemistry and give outstanding performances, there's one scene where Ford yells "I didn't kill my wife" while holding Jones at gunpoint, and Jones replies with his hands in the air "Don't care", this is impressively done as it is used appropriately in a different light towards the end of the picture. The Supporting cast are equally impressive, among it are Joe Pantoliano (Gerard's team member), Julianne Moore (Doctor), Sela Ward (Kimble's wife) and Jeroen Krabbe (Dr Nichols). It's well paced, the action is exciting and the story is original, which always helps in most cases. Andrew Davis and crew should be proud of what they have accomplished, The Fugitive is a well shot, well written, terrific piece of filmmaking which even possesses an admirable sense of humour and has some truly noteworthy performances to boot.
TheBigSnack
The Fugitive provides the perfect combination of enticing 'behind the scenes' location shots and flawless character portrayals. The film establishes itself by maintaining a consistent level of high anxiety, turmoil and tension.The Fugitive is a highly acclaimed successful feature film starring Harrison Ford as Dr. Richard Kimball, Tommy Lee Jones as Deputy US Marshall, and Jeroen Aart Krabbé as Dr. Charles Nichols.The story is of vascular surgeon Dr. Richard Kimball who attends a large fundraiser with his wife one evening. Driving home he accepts a hospital emergency call and he joins her at home after performing life saving surgery.As he relaxes he spirals towards a violent intruder encounter when he discovers his wife has been mortally bludgeoned and is dying in their upstairs bedroom.Dr. Kimball engages with the intruder in a deadly dream like sequence. The intruder quickly disappears and Dr. Kimball is taken away for police questioning.During the invasion Mrs. Kimball dialed out for emergency assistance when she was incapacitated but her call inadvertently inferred Richard assaulted her.Richard is presented at court for trial in the homicide of Mrs. Kimball. He is given the guilty verdict and sentenced to death.As Richard is nearing arrival at his place of execution inside of a convict transport an escape is launched. In the melee the bus driver is killed with a shotgun blast. The moving bus edges off a turnpike and rolls down an embankment landing squarely on rail tracks. Survivors inside flee the wreckage before an oncoming train engine. Richard delays to save a life by dragging a wounded guard out of the bus and jumps from the wreckage at the point of impact with the engine. The train slips the tracks in a massive derailment.Richard is surprised when a convict survivor contacts him and frees him from his shackles. He gets to a local hospital and accesses a treatment room and a private room, cleans up, dresses as a staff physician and eats fast next to a sedated hospital patient.He leaves the hospital as police arrive with wanted information. He meets an ambulance carrying the same wounded guard he threw out from the bus and advises of the injury. He hops into the ambulance and speeds away. Deputy US Marshals are in pursuit and trap him inside a highway tunnel. Richard is pursued inside a storm drain tunnel and is trapped on a outflow ledge onto a towering spillway dam. He leaps into the deep chasm in what is described as a Peter Pan. Dogs are called in to locate any trace of Richard.Richard gets to Chicago and begins investigating his wife's murder using a prosthetic limb/cosmetic hand clue referred to as 'the one-armed man' and makes contact with friend and associate Dr. Charles Nichols as a disguised fugitive from the law. He gains prosthetic patient details posing as a hospital janitor and locates the correct suspect in his home slaying case.Richard is found at hospital by police and makes a very difficult escape. He break and enters at the suspects residence and makes an out call to police from there. Police investigate this while netting Richard inside a subway train. But out comes the one armed man attempting to assassinate Richard who miraculously reverses the score.Richard has uncovered a plot between pharmaceutical giant Devlin McGregor, Dr. Charles Nichols and the one-armed man. Richard arrives at a sponsored event: the promotional address of Dr. Charles Nichols. He accuses Charles of secretly falsifying research in order to capture medical investor funds from the release of a new drug wrongfully proved 100% safe and effective with no side effects.Dr. Nichols is first seen at the initial fundraiser when he returned keys from a car loaned to him by Richard. These same keys were used in the home invasion later that night. Dr. Nichols is thrown from his address and meets Richard in a hotel antechamber where they engage in a violent dance of death that takes them into the inner recesses of the grand hotel followed by police. Charles echoes "You never give up, do you Richard?"Richard has gained in his quest and is able to outsmart Charles who closes the gap on Richard. Charles is clubbed and defeated before he guns down the Deputy US Marshall and Richard is able to grab badly needed credibility before the law.Resourceful, noteworthy and polished performances, including the tender-loving Dr. Charles Nichols. The Fugitive offers consistent dramatic shock value inside of 130 minutes.
