U.S. Marshals Movie Review 1998

Jones reprises his Oscar-winning role from "The Fugitive" as the hound dog U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard in this lackluster sequel. Gerard tracks down Sheridan (Snipes) who is framed for a double homicide of two federal agents. Gerard's probing reveals that Sheridan really isn't the average Joe he seems, and the presence of shifty agent Downey Jr. further confirms Gerard's suspicions of a government cover-up. Jones remains solid in a popular role, supported well by his sidekick Cosmo (Pantolino). The stunts equal if not better its predecessor, yet a poorly developed Sheridan, compounded by Snipes's lack of intensity drag this chase movie down to a slow crawl.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 133 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adventure Drama, Fugitives, Frame-Ups, Air Disasters, Chicago, The Wrong Man, U.S. Marshals, FBI

Screenplay

John Pogue

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Downey, Wesley Snipes, Joe Pantoliano, Kate Nelligan, Irene Jacob, Daniel Roebuck, Tom Wood, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Michael Paul Chan

Cinematography

Andrzej Bartkowiak

Director

Stuart Baird

Music

Jerry Goldsmith

Producer

Arnold Kopelson, Anne Kopelson, Warner Bros.