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U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard is accompanying a plane load of convicts from Chicago to New York. The plane crashes spectacularly, and Mark Sheridan escapes. But when Diplomatic Security Agent John Royce is assigned to help Gerard recapture Sheridan, it becomes clear that Sheridan is more than just another murderer.
What critics thought
Critics largely dismissed this Fugitive spin-off as a lesser, murkier imitation of the original — the action sequences land, Tommy Lee Jones holds the screen, but the plot meanders and Wesley Snipes's fugitive never generates the moral pull needed to sustain interest. A vocal minority found it a competent, well-paced thriller; the majority found it sloppy and redundant.
“It has extra scenes, needless characters, an aimless plot and a solution that the hero seems to keep learning and then forgetting.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“Unlike Kimble, whose innocence and decency are known from the beginning in The Fugitive, Sheridan is a total cipher to both Gerard and the audience until deep into this two-hours-plus film. Ergo, we can't be expected to give a rat's ass what happens to him – and don't.”
Russell Smith·The Austin Chronicle
“Not so much a sequel to The Fugitive as a lazy spin-off that imitates only what was boring and artificially frenetic about that earlier thriller; the little that kept it interesting—Tommy Lee Jones's Oscar-winning inflections, better-than-average direction—is nowhere in evidence.”
Jonathan Rosenbaum·Chicago Reader
“Lean, tense, and satisfyingly tricky.”
Owen Gleiberman·Entertainment Weekly
“Gerard is a generic action hero; most of the quirks that made him interesting (and that earned Jones an Oscar) are absent. With a few minor re-writes, John McClane from the Die Hard movies could have been plugged into this role.”
James Berardinelli·ReelViews
Genres
Thriller, Crime, Action
Cast & Crew
Stuart BairdDirector
Tommy Lee JonesSamuel Gerard
Wesley SnipesSheridan
Robert Downey Jr.Royce
Joe PantolianoRenfro
Kate NelliganWalsh
Daniel RoebuckBiggs
Tom WoodNewman
LaTanya Richardson JacksonCooper
Patrick MalahideLamb
Irène JacobMarie
Michael Paul ChanChen
Jerry GoldsmithComposer
John PogueWriter
Andrzej BartkowiakCinematographyU.S. Marshals
U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard is accompanying a plane load of convicts from Chicago to New York. The plane crashes spectacularly, and Mark Sheridan escapes. But when Diplomatic Security Agent John Royce is assigned to help Gerard recapture Sheridan, it becomes clear that Sheridan is more than just another murderer.
What critics thought
Critics largely dismissed this Fugitive spin-off as a lesser, murkier imitation of the original — the action sequences land, Tommy Lee Jones holds the screen, but the plot meanders and Wesley Snipes's fugitive never generates the moral pull needed to sustain interest. A vocal minority found it a competent, well-paced thriller; the majority found it sloppy and redundant.
“It has extra scenes, needless characters, an aimless plot and a solution that the hero seems to keep learning and then forgetting.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“Unlike Kimble, whose innocence and decency are known from the beginning in The Fugitive, Sheridan is a total cipher to both Gerard and the audience until deep into this two-hours-plus film. Ergo, we can't be expected to give a rat's ass what happens to him – and don't.”
Russell Smith·The Austin Chronicle
“Not so much a sequel to The Fugitive as a lazy spin-off that imitates only what was boring and artificially frenetic about that earlier thriller; the little that kept it interesting—Tommy Lee Jones's Oscar-winning inflections, better-than-average direction—is nowhere in evidence.”
Jonathan Rosenbaum·Chicago Reader
“Lean, tense, and satisfyingly tricky.”
Owen Gleiberman·Entertainment Weekly
“Gerard is a generic action hero; most of the quirks that made him interesting (and that earned Jones an Oscar) are absent. With a few minor re-writes, John McClane from the Die Hard movies could have been plugged into this role.”
James Berardinelli·ReelViews
Genres
Thriller, Crime, Action
Cast & Crew
Stuart BairdDirectorTommy Lee JonesSamuel GerardWesley SnipesSheridanRobert Downey Jr.RoyceJoe PantolianoRenfroKate NelliganWalshDaniel RoebuckBiggsTom WoodNewmanLaTanya Richardson JacksonCooperPatrick MalahideLambIrène JacobMarieMichael Paul ChanChenJerry GoldsmithComposerJohn PogueWriterAndrzej BartkowiakCinematographyRent & Buy