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U.S. Marshals

Mixed or average reviews
Based on 20 critic reviews
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Action | Crime | Drama | Suspense/Thriller
Written by:
John Pogue
Roy Huggins (characters)
Directed by: Stuart Baird
Release Date:
Theatrical: March 6, 1998
DVD: February 3, 2004
Running Time: 131 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: PG-13 for some scenes of violence and brief language
Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes, Robert Downey Jr., Joe Pantoliano, Daniel Roebuck, Tom Wood, LaTanya Richardson, and Kate Nelligan
A fugitive on the run -- and tenacious marshal Sam Gerard in pursuit! Tommy Lee Jones reprises his Oscar-winning role from The Fugitive hunting the elusive Wesley Snipes to deliver a big-event heartpounder that thunders suspense, action and daring twists. (Warner Bros.)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
Like its precursor, U.S. Marshals has lots of action and the Jones groupies are likeable. Though the overall picture isn't as fine-tuned or character driven, it still delivers what moviegoers want to see - a fast-paced and entertaining chase.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Desson Thomson
Although this film doesn't have the classy quality of The Fugitive, it certainly goes down like an action milkshake. And Jones, one of the most enjoyable actors on the screen, plays himself to the hilt.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Stephen Holden
A movie that knows how to pace its audience. Watching it is like going for a long and satisfying jog.
Read Full Review >ReelViews James Berardinelli
The action sequences were often nail-biters, the lead characters were well-developed, and the dialogue was intelligent.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Examiner Barbara Shulgasser
I like that Sheridan's girlfriend works at Starbucks. Snipes plays the part with the kind of high energy that large doses of caffeine would explain.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
The result is unconvincing and disorganized. Yes, there are some spectacular stunts and slick special effects sequences. Yes, Jones is right on the money, and Snipes makes a sympathetic fugitive. But it's the story that has to pull this train, and its derailment is about as definitive as the train crash in the earlier film.
Read Full Review >The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Liam Lacey
Who really wants to go to an escape movie and have to work this hard to figure it out?
Read Full Review >USA Today Mike Clark
You don't get the sense that too many enthusiasts are hanging up wanted posters for the ho-hum-ish U.S. Marshals. [6 March 1998, pg. 04.D]
Austin Chronicle Russell Smith
Ironically, the problem may lie in Baird and screenwriter John Pogue's over-eagerness to give us what they think we want.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News David Kehr
Tommy Lee Jones seems to have misplaced the flinty resolve, gruff charm and fatherly concern that defined his earlier outing. [6 March 1998, p. 48]
The Onion (A.V. Club) John Krewsom
It isn't so much a bad action movie as a symptom of the greater problem with most action movies: Audiences tire of sitting through the same fitful, unfulfilling formula, no matter how much terse language and gunfire is tossed in.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
To make the package look fresh, there's a pile of complications.
Read Full Review >Variety Emanuel Levy
Stuart Baird's new thriller is inferior to the Andrew Davis movie in every respect: script, acting, rhythm and even tech credits.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Stephen Hunter
By the time it winds down, U.S. Marshals has all but destroyed itself. It's gone pffft! in the night.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum
Not so much a sequel to "The Fugitive" as a lazy spin-off that imitates only what was boring and artificially frenetic about that earlier thriller; the little that kept it interesting.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle
Going after one innocent man was bad enough. Going after another constitutes a pattern. This marshal isn't a hero. He's a menace.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Manohla Dargis
It's impossible to find an iota of aesthetic worth or an ounce of pleasure in this sludge.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 7.5 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Bob gave it an8:
Lots of action. Many scenes are like its predecessor, The Fugitive, but still a must-see. Jones is terrific. Non-stop action keeps you going until the very end.
