One of the Year's Best

Rating: 10/10 (31 January 2000)

Norman Jewison's THE HURRICANE packs more emotional punch than just about any other 1999 movie. I was interested in Rubin "Hurricane" Carter's story ever since I heard the famous Bob Dylan song many years ago. This is superb storytelling, with Denzel Washington giving another award-worthy performance. Although Mr. Jewison employs familiar devices--courtroom sequence, flashbacks, "Raging Bull" style B&W boxing sequences--he manages to make everything seem so fresh and vital. I'm giving this a 10.