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U.S. Marshals (1998) Rank 5 Reviews
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Baltimore City Paper (Lee Gardner)
San Francisco Examiner (Barbara Shulgasser)
San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Ah, what an Oscar can do. As Tommy Lee Jones has discovered, a winning performance can turn an antagonist into a protagonist. ...read the complete U.S. Marshals movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
Fast Forward Film Reviews
The Digital Bits
THE WEEKLY MOVIE REVIEW
The Common Guy (Paul Hall)
Teen Movie Critic (Vivian Rose)
txreviews.com (Curtis Edmonds)
Christian Spotlight on the Movies
Harvey's Movie Review (Harvey O'Brien)
If fans of the original Roy Huggins TV series The Fugitive ever wondered just what Samuel Gerard did after the Kimble case, they have their chance to find out in Stuart Baird's sequel to the 1993 film version of the perennial pursuit tale, co produced by ...read the complete U.S. Marshals movie review at Harvey's Movie Review (Harvey O'Brien)
Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)
filmfacts (Andreas Edler)
Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
The story, by John Pogue, kept me guessing for about three-quarters of the way through the film and the direction by Stuart Baird kept things moving. There were a number of close escapes, some of them downright ridiculous, but except for a few scenes, ...read the complete U.S. Marshals movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
And just when you think this movie's going to end, it goes on for another half hour. Any police thriller that lasts longer than two hours runs the risk of outstaying its welcome, and this one passes up a few good chances to wrap it up. Jerry Goldsmith's ...read the complete U.S. Marshals movie review at Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
Steve Rhodes
Whereas last time we had a combination bus and train wreck, this time it takes a spectacular air disaster to free Sam's future prey. Acting against type, Wesley Snipes plays a resourceful prisoner named Sheridan, who killed two U.S. secret agents from ...read the complete U.S. Marshals movie review at Steve Rhodes
Nathaniel R. Atcheson
Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaça)
Michael Dequina
Tommy Lee Jones, who won the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for his performance in The Fugitive, once again plays Gerard, reinhabiting the role with the same infectious gusto and zeal he brought to the original. Once again, Gerard, this time ...read the complete U.S. Marshals movie review at Michael Dequina
Homer Yen
Choas emerges for him in two forms. One is that of Sheridan. As an escaped convict, Gerard must bring him in. But Sheridan is extremely resourceful and thanks to his mysterious background, he manages to allude Gerard at every turn. The other element ...read the complete U.S. Marshals movie review at Homer Yen
Dr. Daniel's Movie Emergency
The Magic of the Movies (Alex Christensen)
DVD Verdict (Norman Short)
DVD Authority.com (Greg Bankston)
Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)
Houston Chronicle
Movie-Vault.com (Tyler Cruz)
Sheep Free Reviews
Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents
Light Views, Reviews & Previews (John Larsen)
Almost Fabulous Movie Reviews
Los Angeles Times (John Anderson)
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
The Flying Inkpot (Jack Choo)
ChucksConnection Film Review
The New York Times - Family Movie Guide (Peter M. Nichols)
Movie ram-blings (Ram Samudrala)
Megaklik - no nonsense movie reviews in Slovene
Recimo, da ga tega filma iz spoÅ¡tovanja do mojstrskega predhodnika niso naslovili Begunec 2, ampak Zvezni Å¡erif. So mu pa zato pokradli vse razen Harrisona Forda in kakopak vse pokvarili. Tommy Lee Jones se vraÄŤa kot s stranskim oskarjem nagrajeni ...read the complete U.S. Marshals movie review at Megaklik - no nonsense movie reviews in Slovene
Advocate/Weekly Newspapers Online
Nashville Scene (Noel Murray)
Black Flix (Laurence Washington)
Okay, U. S. Marshals isn't as good as "The Fugitive," but sequels seldom are. Last time it was a train wreck. This time it's a plane crash that gives Tommy Lee Jones a chance to yell his famous tag line, "We got a fugitive!"
Once again Jones stars ...read the complete U.S. Marshals movie review at Black Flix (Laurence Washington)
eye WEEKLY (Tom Lyons)
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
Moviemaven's Haven
MediaCircus (Anthony Leong)
Steve Baker: Barfly Magazine
Now I know that The Fugitive was a terrific film. Remember that great train smash, the jump from the dam wall and the taut psychological tension that remains throughout as the Marshal (Tommy Lee Jones) chases the innocent fugitive played by Harrison ...read the complete U.S. Marshals movie review at Steve Baker: Barfly Magazine
The Boston Phoenix
Philadelphia City Paper (Cindy Fuchs)
The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)
Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
Nitrate Online (Elias Savada)
Anchorage Press (Erick Hayden)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
While I enjoyed The Fugitive, I wasn't the film's biggest booster. I thought the
coincidence-laden plot was poorly constructed. But the action sequences were often nail-biters, the
lead characters were well-developed, and the dialogue ...read the complete U.S. Marshals movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
Skip this one unless you’re a Jones fan. ...read the complete U.S. Marshals movie review at Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
Parent Previews
This movie is rated PG-13 (most movies of this genre are rated R), but parents will want to be cautious about showing U.S. Marshals even to older teens. Justice may prevail in the end, but at an exceptional cost. If Gerard was as good a cop as ...read the complete U.S. Marshals movie review at Parent Previews
Austin Chronicle (Russell Smith)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
To me, the idea of a sequel to The Fugitive always seemed like a bad idea. True, Sam Girard (Tommy Lee Jones) was a more interesting character than Richard Kimball (Harrison Ford), but could he carry a movie on his own? Sadly, we'll never really know, bec ...read the complete U.S. Marshals movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Scott Renshaw
Still, he holds up his end of the chase far better than his adversary. THE FUGITIVE won over audiences by creating a rooting interest in Kimble, an Everyman trying to get his life back. Well, Sheridan is no Everyman he's "former Special Forces, former ...read the complete U.S. Marshals movie review at Scott Renshaw
David Sunga
Synopsis: In this sequel to THE FUGITIVE the great U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones) meets his match when he and his team of deputies are assigned to catch a dangerous fugitive federal agent named Mark Sheridan (Wesley Snipes), who is suspected ...read the complete U.S. Marshals movie review at David Sunga
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
I didn't expect ``U. S. Marshals'' to be the equal of ``The Fugitive,'' and it isn't. But I hoped it would approach the taut tension of the 1993 film, and it doesn't. It has extra scenes, ...read the complete U.S. Marshals movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Walter Frith
Director Stuart Baird ('Executive Decision') is at the helm of 'U.S. Marshals' which can't quite avoid being a diluted remake of 'The Fugitive', as the plot is restricted once again to the pursuit of one man and the exposure of a frameup. You don't get ...read the complete U.S. Marshals movie review at Walter Frith
25frames.org (Hermann Withalm)
Oregon Herald (Jamie Peck)
Boxoffice Magazine
Box Office Magazine
Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
As usual, however, Goldsmith saves a complete loss by entertaining a
thematically endowed final track. The finale sequence, as Gerard releases
Roberts in front of the courthouse, includes the only coherent theme that
combines all sections of ...read the complete U.S. Marshals movie review at Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
Globe and Mail (--)
Jan-Willem Swane
Dragan Antulov
speculate about possible sequels. First speculations revolved aroundnew adventures of Dr. Richard Kimble, protagonist of the original.Than the more reasonable concept for the sequel came in the form ofa film that wouldn't deal with another character ...read the complete U.S. Marshals movie review at Dragan Antulov
Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
Cinematter (Matt Williams)
Whatever happened to the art of the sequel? OK, I know that, with a few exceptions, sequels have rarely been as good as their predecessors. But at least sequels used to be sequels. These days, you're more likely to get a simple, pale remake of the ...read the complete U.S. Marshals movie review at Cinematter (Matt Williams)
David Wilcock
The sequel to The Fugitive (1993), U.S Marshals is an average thriller using it's association with The Fugitive just so it can make a few extra bucks. Tommy Lee Jones returns to his role as Chief Deputy Samuel Gerard, the grizzly cop who was after ...read the complete U.S. Marshals movie review at David Wilcock
Globe and Mail (--)
Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
Edward Johnson-Ott
Advertisements for "U.S. Marshals" present the film as a sortof sequel to "The Fugitive." Don't be fooled. "The Fugitive," while no masterpiece, was a taunt enough thriller, with a tight script and strong characterizations from Harrison Ford and Tommy ...read the complete U.S. Marshals movie review at Edward Johnson-Ott
Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
The original "The Fugitive" was a modern film classic. It combined a tense and complex thriller with exciting action and chases, and two characters on opposites sides of the law that you can both emphasise with. Now this sequel, which brings back ...read the complete U.S. Marshals movie review at Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
Detroit News (Susan Stark)
The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)
I have already demonstrated how foolish a viewing of "U.S. Marshals" would be, and so I shall write no further. I have already wasted two hours watching this incredibly boring and desperate motion picture, and life's just too short. In thirty years I ...read the complete U.S. Marshals movie review at The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)
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