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U.S. Marshals (1998)

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From Time Out Film Guide

A sequel to The Fugitive starring Jones' hardass marshal is not a bad idea; but this lazy follow-up is simply a carbon of the original, with a few token changes. This time, it's Snipes, not Harrison Ford, on the run. The wrongfully imprisoned Snipes escapes after a crash involving a plane not a train; and the jaw-dropping stunt is a Tarzan swing from a high rise not a swan dive from a dam. When Jones utters the words, 'We have a fugitive,' we know we're in Die Hard 2 territory. The cosmetic changes, though, alter the balance of the story significantly. We must divide our sympathies between Snipes, set up as a fall guy by his former government employers, and Jones' no nonsense lawman, who always gets his man; but Snipes plays second fiddle to Jones' pursuing hero. Director Baird stages the buttock clenching plane crash with skill, and despite letting the chase drag on too long keeps things moving brisk, if sometimes fitful pace.

Author: NF

Time Out Film Guide

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JOSHUA HALL said...

Posted on Jul 17 2009 06:39 I thought US MARSHALS was an excellent sequal to the fugitive I especially enjoyed the plot twist that revealed Robert Downey Jr as the traitor favorite scean the plane crash just to name a few. my only gripe is that the actor who played the Chinese Intelligence Agent had a whole lot of screen time but hardly any dialogue. He was one of the central villians in the movie and he did not have any dialogue This seriously detracted from one of the most important villians in the film. I also enjoyed the scene where Tommy Lee Jones was at a stakeout dressed in a chicken suit very funny

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JOSHUA HALL said...

Posted on Jul 17 2009 06:32 I thought US MARSHALS was an excellent sequal to the fugitive I especially enjoyed the plot twist that revealed Robert Downey Jr as the traitor favorite scean the plane crash just to name a few. my only gripe is that the actor who played the Chinese Intelligence Agent had a whole lot of screen time but hardly any dialogue. He was one of the central villians in the movie and he did not have any dialogue This seriously detracted from one of the most important villians in the film.

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