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- 1989
- PG-13
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 1 h 36 m
- 1989
- PG-13
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 1 h 36 m
Summary A reformed bank robber is taken hostage by a desperate man during a bank hold up, but is forced to go on the run with his captor when they're both mistakenly thought to be in cahoots.
Directed By: Francis Veber
Written By: Francis Veber
- 1989
- PG-13
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 1 h 36 m
- 1989
- PG-13
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 1 h 36 m
Three Fugitives
40
6.3
Summary A reformed bank robber is taken hostage by a desperate man during a bank hold up, but is forced to go on the run with his captor when they're both mistakenly thought to be in cahoots.
Directed By: Francis Veber
Written By: Francis Veber
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
40
17% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
50% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
33% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
40
17% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
50% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
33% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
Making excellent use of Nolte's controlled toughness and Short's hysterical freneticism, Weber plays the comic action hard and fast, grounding the humour in believable reality that has spiralled out of control.
As for the Nolte-Short pairing, it’ll do, but it’s no chemical marvel. Nolte, not really a comic natural, gruffs and grumbles his way through as hunky straight man to Short’s calamitous comedian.
Ultimately Three Fugitives is too sweet for its own good. It has moments of real hilarity, and moments of oh-please. Veber, we know, can do better. [27 Jan 1989, p.C5]
It would be wrong to blame Martin Short alone for the failure of Three Fugitives. Francis Veber, the French filmmaker who wrote and directed the film, must accept much of the responsibility.
This obvious attempt to tap into the same audience that flocked to THREE MEN AND A BABY (indeed, it could have been titled "Two Men and a Toddler") is about as lifeless as they come. Not only is THREE FUGITIVES a scene-for-scene remake of Veber's French original, it is actually shot for shot the same film. Not surprisingly, the resulting film feels mechanical, despite engaging performances from Short and Nolte.
Three Fugitives, which for all purposes is one extended chase, has a few chuckles, though nothing to justify its existence.[27 Jan 1989, p.11]
Called upon to do little more than imitate the mannerisms of their French predecessors, Nolte and Short seem hemmed in and desperately uncomfortable. [27 Jan 1989, p.A]
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 User Ratings
6.3
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 User Ratings
6.3
50% Positive
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33% Mixed
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17% Negative
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