Sharon Movie: The Fugitive (1993)

The Fugitive (1993)

Director: Andrew Davis
Writer: Roy Huggins (characters) and David Twohy (story)
Genre: Action/Crime/Drama/Thriller

Story

Dr. Richard Kimble (Harrison Ford) is accused of murdering his wife. Everything seems to point to him being the murderer as far as evidence goes, but we know Richard is not guilty from the beginning. Dr. Kimble is sentenced to execution by lethal injection after his trial and is then sent on a bus to another facility. The transport of Kimble and other convicts does not go as planned though when one of the convicts makes a scene to allow the others to attack. Dr. Kimble and another convict end up getting away after the wreck and Dr. Kimble is now The Fugitive. He has one more chance to prove his innocence, but he has to stay out of jail to get all of the evidence he needs. Marshall Samuel Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones) is hot on Kimble’s trail as he attempts to find his wife’s real killer.

Everything Else

The directing of The Fugitive is nothing that stands out as being great, but the text book action sequences combined with the sound direction makes The Fugitive a great film. Most of the action sequences make sense and flow well with the story. The suspense also heightens well with each close call for Kimble. Kimble is almost caught on more than one occasion which makes the movie quite exciting.

The character interactions were good as well. Harrison Ford did well as Dr. Richard Kimble, but Tommy Lee Jones even got an award for best supporting actor in 1993 for this performance here and rightfully so. Jones’s character is constantly just a step behind Kimble and this brings out some of Jones’s best acting talents. Jones has the ability to be confident and yet be very believable as being exhausted from a search for a fugitive. The film also had Julianne Moore in it for a few minutes and Joe Pantoliano was in one of the larger cop roles.


The Real Deal

The Fugitive is a movie I grew up with. In fact, it was one of the first movies I owned on VHS. When I was younger I could watch The Fugitive over and over again and never got sick of it. I had not seen it in such a long time, but when I saw it last week I still loved it. It is a great, well made movie that has just the right amount of suspense, action, and drama. There are a few intense scenes with some blood, but they are not too bad compared to most out there today. The language is really the only other thing that may keep some away. Although, if it is a Sharon Movie then I would argue that just about anyone could handle the intensity of the action and gore. The Fugitive may not be the best movie ever made, but the solid writing, directing, and acting put together make this a movie which is able to age well and is good for repeated viewings.


Sharon’s Take

I know this is a Sharon movie, but it's been so long since I've seen it, I don't feel all that qualified to comment on it. I do remember all the great action, and thinking, "how is he going to escape out of this situation?" Plus it stars Harrison Ford. Has he ever been in a bad movie?

The Short Version

Raw Score: 833,234
Sharon Movie? Yes

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