Hit's You Like A Hurricane

Rating: 9/10 (22 January 2000)

There's only one word to describe this movie. OUTSTANDING!! If you think your going to see a boxing movie, your gravely mistaken. If you want to see a plain boxing movie go see "Play It To The Bone". If you want an emotional, incredibly acted, entertaining film about a boxer life and the trials and turmoils he went through to prove his innocents, see "THE HURRICAE". Denzel once again surprises no one by portraying Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter perfectly. Rubin, an incredible boxer who's born in a time of racial surroundings and unfair justice, has to live in jail for most of his life due to a prejudice Police Sargeant. What follows is a touching tale of a young boy and his 3 white adult friends who dedicate their life in freeing the wrongly accused boxer. This is one of the best written and told biographies I've seen in awhile. Even the real Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter was moved and impressed by its authenticity and Denzel Washingtons portrayal. In a press interview Mr. Carter stated that no one else could have play him as well as Denzel Washington did. That's a huge compliment coming from a strong willed man as Carter. Go and see this movie. You won't regret one single minute.