Powerful Acting and a Compelling Story,

Rating: 8/10 (8 March 2015)

The Hurricane is a great movie with a very well developed storyline and a fantastic cast. The performances are really what make this movie, the majority of the credit going to Denzel Washington of course, who truly became Rubin Carter, you can see it in the dramatic scenes, the boxing scenes, it is very clear throughout that he understood and really felt for this man's story. I don't feel like the script really took enough risks, which is probably my biggest issue, it felt very safe about how they told this story, there was very little bits that took us out of the story, and we learn very little about Carters life outside of his boxing career and his trouble with crime, I simply thought it would have been better if it had parts that took us away from the story, something most dramas have. Sincere performances and a very intriguing story, I would recommend the Hurricane to anyone looking for a good drama or biography film.
After a boxer is wrongly imprisoned for murder, his autobiography motivates a teenager to campaign for him.
Best Performance: Denzel Washington