Review of U.S. Marshals (1998) by Kimberly H — 28 Apr 2018

An unnecessary spin-off that nobody asked for and nobody wanted, U.S. Marshals is a lazily written and generic crime thriller that blatantly rehashes stuff we've already seen in The Fugitive, but it features none of the thrills, none of the surprises, and none of the clever writing that made it such a fantastic movie.

It is so easily predictable that you can tell who the "surprise twist villain" is because it's so obvious, and you can see it coming from a mile away. I will give this movie credit that some of the action can be decent, and Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes, and Robert Downey Jr.

do a good job with the material that they're given to work with, but because the writing in this movie is so awful, it makes their talents feel completely wasted on such a garbage script. The sole purpose of this movie's existence is to capitalize on people's love and nostalgia for The Fugitive by trying to recapture the success of it.

That's what U.S. Marshals was made for, and that's the only reason I can think of as to why it exists in the first place because nobody demanded a follow-up to The Fugitive since it was already a great movie on its own.

It's like ordering chicken alfredo at an Italian restaurant, but then getting some side dish that you didn't even want. If you want my recommendation, I would highly suggest passing on U.S. Marshals and just sticking with The Fugitive.

But if you are curious to see how it is for yourself, then give it a watch at least once. Aside from that though, I can't say I recommend this one because trust me, you won't be missing anything special by deciding to skip over it.