Oh hell yes. I freaking love me some Tommy Lee Jones.
The Fugitive is, simply put, one of my favorite movies of the nineties. It is hard to imagine anyone else in this movie besides Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones. The "waterfall" scene remains one of my favorite scenes of any action movie. If you are a fan of action movies, then The Fugitive is a must see.
Harrison Ford plays Dr. Richard Kimble, who is wrongly accused of murdering his wife and sentenced to death. He manages to escape, courtesy of a great-looking train smash, and goes on the run, hiding under leaves, jumping off a dam, lying low in Chicago-while searching for the true killer(think Ive seen this one more then twice?
). You feel the burden of Kimble's raw, solemn panic, but it's good fun rooting for him as he hunts for a way out of each fix.
But what really makes this movie and gives its extra kick, however, is the presence of Tommy Lee Jones, as U.S. Deputy Marshal Sam Gerard, hot on Kimble's trail, and enjoying the heat. Each man knows that the other is a true adversary, and there is mental muscle, not just physical daring, at work on their private common ground. Jones was so good hear as the straight man, but was good for some laughs along the way.
Gerard: what are you doing?
Newman: I'm thinking.
Gerard: Well, think me up a cup of coffee and a chocolate doughnut with some of those little sprinkles on top, while you're thinking.
Newman:When I die, I wanna come back just like you.
Gerard: Oh, you mean happy and handsome?
Always makes me laugh. A great movie where both leading characters were equally sympathetic in their means and ways of doing things. I thought Jones was superior here. Ive always preferred Jones in more serious roles, and this one was both serious and intense, but did interject subtle laughter when needed.
