Amazon.com Essentials:
This highly entertaining update of the 1960s television series
stars Harrison Ford as Dr. Richard Kimble, a man wrongly convicted of
the murder of his wife, and Tommy Lee Jones as the federal marshal who
pursues him after Kimble escapes during a train wreck. Director Andrew
Davis (Under
Siege) oversees some dazzling stunts and effects: the train
accident alone makes the film worth seeing. But the real draw is the
film's complement of strong personalities in Ford and Jones, each
playing intrepid characters out to get their man. This is one of those
rare films where everything completely clicks. The DVD release
includes optional full-screen and widescreen presentations, cast bios,
Dolby sound, optional French soundtrack, and optional French, Spanish,
or English subtitles. --Tom Keogh
Amazon.com Essentials:
Do you know anyone who hasn't seen this movie? A box-office
smash when released in 1993, this spectacular update of the popular
1960s TV series stars Harrison Ford as a surgeon wrongly accused of
the murder of his wife. He escapes from a prison transport bus (in
one of the most spectacular stunt-action sequences ever filmed) and
embarks on a frantic quest for the true killer's identity, while a
tenacious U.S. marshal (Tommy Lee Jones, in an Oscar-winning role)
remains hot on his trail. Director Andrew Davis hit the big time with
this expert display of polished style and escalating suspense, but
it's the antagonistic chemistry between Jones and Ford that keeps this
thriller cooking to the very end. In roles that seem custom-fit to
their screen personas, the two stars maintain a sharply human focus to
the grand-scale manhunt, and the intelligent screenplay never resorts
to convenient escapes or narrative shortcuts. Equally effective as a
thriller and a character study, this is a Hollywood blockbuster that
truly deserves its ongoing popularity. --Jeff Shannon
