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10/18/08
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The Hurricane (1999)
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Reviews Counted:111
Fresh:92
Rotten:19
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: Critics praise Denzel Washington's performance and find The Hurricane to be a powerful and moving story.
Runtime: 2 hrs 30 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: In June 1966, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter (Denzel Washington) was a strong contender for the middleweight boxing title. When three people were murdered in a New Jersey bar, Carter's dreams were... [More]
Starring: Denzel Washington, Dan Hedaya, Vicellous Shannon, Deborah Kara Unger
Director: Norman Jewison
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Reviews for The Hurricane
The film, directed by Norman Jewison, feels a bit too simple for such a complex story, but Washington transcends the problems to provide his best acting since Malcolm X.
08/07/08
There's no denying it's powerful stuff, which, for want of a better phrase, really packs a punch.
08/05/08
Startlingly inept coming from a generally accomplished director like Norman Jewison.
09/24/07
Facile and unpersuasive.
06/24/06
There is a talented supporting cast, but they are not given much opportunity to break out of the two-dimensional symbolism they are cloaked with in the script by Armyan Bernstein and Dan Gordon.
04/09/05
The movie's dogged humorlessness, and its sixties-style cant, don't do justice to all the political crosscurrents in this story.
08/07/04
Top CriticThe film has genuine impact, and I'm betting that leading and supporting Oscar nominations will follow.
05/20/03
A reminder that there's still a lot to be said for the good old-fashioned inspirational Hollywood movie.
04/25/03
Top CriticA thoughtful, moving story, and a triumph for Jewison, Washington, and Carter himself.
02/08/03
The drama is hung on a vendetta between a flawed-but-honourable man and a doggedly bad cop. Yes, it's Valjean and Javert, together again.
12/02/02
A great showcase for the actor's skills.
11/22/02
Some stories are so good that even a Hollywood screenwriter can't ruin them. The Hurricane is one of them.
10/21/02
As the center of the drama, Mr. Washington more than fills the screen; he very nearly sets it on fire.
10/15/02
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08/02/02
Give director Norman Jewison credit for two things: 1) He made the movie; 2) He let Washington run away with it.
06/18/02
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03/24/02
a glowing depiction of the resilience of humanity that extends beyond skin color or political affirmation.
03/08/02
A mesmerizing drama about the potent force of small incremental doses of hope.
03/05/02
In the end, the movie's unabashed emotion makes it stick in the memory.
01/09/02
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