U.S. Marshals
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: March 6, 1998 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
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Mixed or average reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
10
Negative:
2
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75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Like its precursor, U.S. Marshals has lots of action and the Jones groupies are likeable. Though the overall picture isn't as fine-tuned or character driven, it still delivers what moviegoers want to see - a fast-paced and entertaining chase. Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen Holden
A movie that knows how to pace its audience. Watching it is like going for a long and satisfying jog. Read full review
70
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Although this film doesn't have the classy quality of The Fugitive, it certainly goes down like an action milkshake. And Jones, one of the most enjoyable actors on the screen, plays himself to the hilt. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Efficient, uninspired sequel. Read full review
63
San Francisco ExaminerBarbara Shulgasser
I like that Sheridan's girlfriend works at Starbucks. Snipes plays the part with the kind of high energy that large doses of caffeine would explain. Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The result is unconvincing and disorganized. Yes, there are some spectacular stunts and slick special effects sequences. Yes, Jones is right on the money, and Snipes makes a sympathetic fugitive. But it's the story that has to pull this train, and its derailment is about as definitive as the train crash in the earlier film. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
Who really wants to go to an escape movie and have to work this hard to figure it out? Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
The action sequences were often nail-biters, the lead characters were well-developed, and the dialogue was intelligent. Read full review
50
USA TodayMike Clark
You don't get the sense that too many enthusiasts are hanging up wanted posters for the ho-hum-ish U.S. Marshals. [6 March 1998, pg. 04.D]
50
Austin ChronicleRussell Smith
Ironically, the problem may lie in Baird and screenwriter John Pogue's over-eagerness to give us what they think we want. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubJohn Krewsom
It isn't so much a bad action movie as a symptom of the greater problem with most action movies: Audiences tire of sitting through the same fitful, unfulfilling formula, no matter how much terse language and gunfire is tossed in. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsDavid Kehr
Tommy Lee Jones seems to have misplaced the flinty resolve, gruff charm and fatherly concern that defined his earlier outing. [6 March 1998, p. 48]
50
Los Angeles TimesJohn Anderson
Go see it. But you'll feel cheap in the morning. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Not so much a sequel to "The Fugitive" as a lazy spin-off that imitates only what was boring and artificially frenetic about that earlier thriller; the little that kept it interesting. Read full review
40
EmpireKevin Murphy
Generic, uninspired and devoid of suspense. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
To make the package look fresh, there's a pile of complications. Read full review
40
VarietyEmanuel Levy
Stuart Baird's new thriller is inferior to the Andrew Davis movie in every respect: script, acting, rhythm and even tech credits. Read full review
40
Washington PostStephen Hunter
By the time it winds down, U.S. Marshals has all but destroyed itself. It's gone pffft! in the night. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Going after one innocent man was bad enough. Going after another constitutes a pattern. This marshal isn't a hero. He's a menace. Read full review
20
L.A. WeeklyManohla Dargis
It's impossible to find an iota of aesthetic worth or an ounce of pleasure in this sludge. Read full review
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