Inspirational but flawed

Rating: Null/10 (26 April 2000)

Undoubtedly, this was a great film, and Denzel Washington was phenomenal, but I had some problems with this movie. I know people have been questioning its authenticity, and I think it should be. This story sells on basis that it is a true story, so if the script is in fact somewhat removed from the truth, then this movie is essentially fiction. One of the things I disliked was how clear cut the heroes and villains were portrayed. Surely Dan Hedaya's character could not have been that bad, and those Canadians were just a little too nice- we had no idea what they did or who they were either. And to think that all this started because Rubin was trying to protect his friend from a paedophile seems a little too good to be true. Perhaps it is all true, but it lacks credibility, since it's from the eyes of the Hurricane, and is subject to obvious bias. Nevertheless, not to take too much away from the movie, it still deserves a 3.5/5.