The Hurricane (1999) Movie Info
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | The Hurricane (1999) |
| Director | Norman Jewison |
| Screenplay Writer | Armyan Bernstein, Dan Gordon |
| Based on Novel by | Rubin “Hurricane” Carter (The Sixteenth Round), Sam Chaiton & Terry Swinton |
| Lead Actors | Denzel Washington, Vicellous Reon Shannon |
| Cast | Denzel Washington, Vicellous Reon Shannon, Deborah Kara Unger, Liev Schreiber, John Hannah, Dan Hedaya, Debbi Morgan |
| Genre | Biography, Drama, Sport |
| Release Date | December 29, 1999 (United States) |
| Duration | 2h 26m (146 minutes) |
| Budget | ~$38 million |
| Language | English |
| Country | United States |
| Box Office (Worldwide) | ~$74 million |
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Summary
The story of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, a boxer wrongly convicted of three murders, who eventually wins his freedom after an exhausting fight to prove his innocence.
Review
This picture, detailing the life of wrongfully imprisoned boxing standout Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, follows a fairly cliched formula one man against everybody else, including the judicial system but still manages to lure you in. This is, in large part, due to a brilliant performance by Washington as Carter, the African American middleweight locked up for years but determined to rise again.
The viewer feels his bitterness at the onset, and we become reenergized right along with him as he meets young supporter Lazarus and his guardians, who work tirelessly to win his freedom. The pain of every setback he suffers, and the exultation when the fighter is finally released at the film’s end, make for an exhilarating experience.
Here’s the thing, though. While Carter’s journey immortalized in Bob Dylan’s classic song, “The Hurricane,” and recanted time and again – is compelling in its own right, the film dilutes it with many creative liberties. Isn’t it enough of a story that he kept the faith and never quit battling during a decade in prison, only to triumph over adversity? Apparently not for the filmmakers, who introduced a largely-fictional corrupt cop, hell-bent on keeping Carter down, as well as a back story (later removed) in which the boxer is denied victory in a match because of a racist judge. Carter’s criminal past is either conveniently omitted or falsified. These inconsistencies, and a few too many cheesy pieces of dialogue, cloud the overall impact of what is, by all accounts, a good movie.
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