The Hurricane
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74 out of 100

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  • Starring: Denzel Washington
  • Summary: In Norman Jewison's moving biopic, boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter (Washington) is convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison in 1967 while steadfastly maintaining and professing his innocence. After being contacted by an admiring teenager living in Canada (Shannon), a series of events leads to the assemblage of a legal team which gives him hope for release.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    100
    Both the movie and Denzel Washington are knockouts.
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  2. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jami Bernard
    100
    Washington can bank on an Oscar nomination for the most forceful work of his career.
  3. Time
    Reviewed by: Richard Schickel
    80
    In Washington's finely shaded performance he's a low-pressure system, illuminated by distant flashes of lightning.
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  4. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    60
    The material is inherently compelling and anchored by Washington's performance.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. ArkonBlade
    10
    i love films based on true storys and this is a great and inspiring film . a story of a boxer the hurricane played by denzel washington who does a fantastic job as usual portaying this charicter . its about racisism and a fram up of his charicter committing a robbery and murder and getting wrongfully imprisoned and him writing a book from prison that a young kid who is trying to find his way through life picks up and inspires him to try and do some thing to help washingtons charicter prove his innocense . the movie is paced well and story wonderfully told .… Expand
  2. TiaW.
    10
    It is very inspiring and i thought it was awesome.
  3. oliver1h
    8
    I have no idea whether The Hurricane was guilty or not (in real life the story was different than presented in the movie), but Mr. Denzel made his "character" in the movie lively and sympathetic with his outstanding performance. Overall the story is good and rather staightforward, driven by Mr. Denzel Washington's powerful performance. Worth a look.… Expand
  4. SeanK
    4
    Denzel once again gives us a towering performance in a film that seems to have the right idea but its execution is utterly shot down because of the side story or should i say stories that develop. The film has some powerful moments but also so bland and relentlessness moments that seem to leave the viewer wondering why wasn't this film any better??… Expand

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