Review of Three Fugitives (1989) by Aidan A — 18 Feb 2017

Nick Nolte and Martin Short star in the comedy Three Fugitives. Nolte is Lucas, a hardnosed criminal that has been arrested quite a few times for armed robbery. He is recently released from prison and heads to a bank and that bank is robbed by Ned Perry (Short). As the robbery goes south Ned takes Lucas hostage. The lead detective Dugan (James Earl Jones) believes that they can only be in cahoots.

Lucas is furious by the incident and has to get his name cleared. Ned begs for his help as he in desperate need of money for himself and his daughter. The two have gone through quite a bit of strife since the passing of the mother. As a result, his daughter has not spoken for two years, and only telling Lucas not to go is all she has said. Lucas finds in his heart to help the two and get them back on their feet. From this point on the film gets a bit goofy and loses some of its cache.

Three Fugitives is a pretty interesting and original movie. The events and sequences that occur throughout the film just seem viable enough. Short does a good job keep his humor in check, and is a good character and he has good chemistry with Nolte. The film has some surprisingly endearing moments as the two of them try and care for Ned's daughter Meg. One includes when Martin Short is passing out and holding Meg, and two keep them both safe, Lucas carries both of them. The film definitely has the feel of an 80s comedy, but this is works well for the film. Three Fugitives is good comedy that has a mix of action, sentimentality and humor.

-2.19.2017.