The Fugitive
1993 · Directed by Andrew Davis
Original language: English
- action
- thriller
- drama
The story
Wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to death, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find the real killer and clear his name.
What it’s like
Gritty, sweaty 1990s studio thriller: handheld-leaning camera that chases its hero through train platforms, hospital corridors, rain-slick streets and sodium-lit industrial yards, with a warm, slightly grainy film look and Chicago rendered as cold steel and weathered brick. Its sound is driven by Dave Grusin's brisk orchestral score, punctuated by sudden silences and the clatter of footsteps and sirens, so tension builds in bursts rather than a steady drone. The mood is urgent, anxious and restless, a rolling pursuit with moments of quiet grief sitting beneath the motion. Its arc follows a wrongly accused, grief-stricken man who must keep moving while a stubborn federal marshal closes in, and the story slowly turns from suspicion toward a wary respect between the two. Violence is brief but jarring: a few sudden shootings, a crash and fistfights, with some blood and a tense, frightening climax, though little lingering gore. Best suited to a Friday night with the lights off, or to viewers who want a propulsive, old-fashioned chase with a human core rather than something gentle.
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