Review of The Hurricane (1999) by Joshua L — 08 Feb 2012

Great! Clearly Denzel's Best Performance!

This review of The Hurricane (1999) was written by Joshua L on 08 Feb 2012.

The Hurricane has generally received very positive reviews.

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Washington leans into an otherwise schlocky movie and slams it out of the ballpark…

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The true story of a boxer who was wrongly convicted in 1966 murder goes from being a powerful drama on racial conflict and injustice to a rushed…

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By Alex R (2,581) on 23 Apr 2013

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By Alexander C (2,448) on 07 Dec 2012

Good movie with outstanding Denzel Washington…

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By Zachary Y (404) on 05 Jun 2015

Denzel is brilliant even if the historical inaccuracies, cliche supporting characters, frequent overly sentimental tones bog down the story…

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To, że taka historia mogła wydarzyć się na prawdę mówi wiele o kraju w którym żyję I dodam na marginesie, że nie są to słowa pochlebne…

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By Valéria V (312) on 13 Aug 2012

This movie tried to hard. there was claerly something there but the writteres tired to hard…

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By Justin O (930) on 31 Oct 2012

A great true-story drama with a compelling performance by Denzel. Truly powerful…

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