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starring: Denzel Washington, Vicellous Reon Shannon, Deborah Kara Unger, Liev Schreiber, John Hannah directed by: Norman Jewison  Amazon.com's Price: $9.99 as of 09/08/2010 00:47 EDTAvailability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Brand: Universal Studios EAN: 9780783242286 Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC ISBN: 078324228X Item Dimensions: Label: Universal Studios Languages: Manufacturer: Universal Studios MPN: 025192071928 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Universal Studios Region Code: 1 Release Date: July 11, 2000 Running Time: 146 minutes Studio: Universal Studios Theatrical Release Date: January 14, 2000 Related Items: Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Fighter Rubin "Hurricane" Carter is convicted of murder at the height of his boxing career and after 20 years in prison, four people go to extraordina Amazon.com essential video: In his direction of The Hurricane, veteran filmmaker Norman Jewison understands that slavish loyalty to factual detail is no guarantee of compelling screen biography. In telling the story of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter--who was wrongly convicted of murder in 1967 and spent nearly two decades in jail--Jewison and his screenwriters compress time, combine characters, and rearrange events with a nonchalance that would be galling if they didn't remain honest to the core truth of Carter's ordeal. Because of that emotional integrity--and because Denzel Washington brings total conviction to his title role--The Hurricane rises above the confines of biographical fidelity to embrace higher values of courage, compassion, and ultimate justice. Jewison is woefully heavy-handed in his treatment of the fictionalized, absurdly villainous detective (Dan Hedaya) who zealously plots to keep Carter in jail, and anyone familiar with Carter's story may object to the film's simplified account. But what matters here is the shining star of hope that is Lesra (Vicellous Reon Shannon), the Brooklyn teenager who rejuvenates Carter's legal battle in the early 1980s. This surrogate father-son relationship is what revives Carter's hope for family and future, and makes The Hurricane so engrossing and emotionally effective. Lesra's real-life Canadian mentors are compressed from nine characters to three, but their efforts are superbly dramatized, and Jewison hits the small but important grace notes that make a good film even better. By its final scenes, The Hurricane conveys the rich, rewarding satisfaction of surviving a difficult but valuable journey of mind, body, and soul. --Jeff Shannon Amazon.com: In his direction of The Hurricane, veteran filmmaker Norman Jewison understands that slavish loyalty to factual detail is no guarantee of compelling screen biography. In telling the story of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter--who was wrongly convicted of murder in 1967 and spent nearly two decades in jail--Jewison and his screenwriters compress time, combine characters, and rearrange events with a nonchalance that would be galling if they didn't remain honest to the core truth of Carter's ordeal. Because of that emotional integrity--and because Denzel Washington brings total conviction to his title role--The Hurricane rises above the confines of biographical fidelity to embrace higher values of courage, compassion, and ultimate justice. Jewison is woefully heavy-handed in his treatment of the fictionalized, absurdly villainous detective (Dan Hedaya) who zealously plots to keep Carter in jail, and anyone familiar with Carter's story may object to the film's simplified account. But what matters here is the shining star of hope that is Lesra (Vicellous Reon Shannon), the Brooklyn teenager who rejuvenates Carter's legal battle in the early 1980s. This surrogate father-son relationship is what revives Carter's hope for family and future, and makes The Hurricane so engrossing and emotionally effective. Lesra's real-life Canadian mentors are compressed from nine characters to three, but their efforts are superbly dramatized, and Jewison hits the small but important grace notes that make a good film even better. By its final scenes, The Hurricane conveys the rich, rewarding satisfaction of surviving a difficult but valuable journey of mind, body, and soul. --Jeff Shannon Average Rating:
 Rating:  - The HurricaneThis movie was very informative. Interesting from beginning to end. All inmates need someone, heck everyone needs someone. Denzel Washington is an outstanding actor and portrays Rubin like no other. Rating: - love that DenzellCan't think of ANY Denzel Washington movie that isn't worth its salt...always look forward to his pics. Rating: - The HurricaneRubin "Hurricane" Carter, an African-American man who rose above his troubled youth to become a top contender for the middle-weight boxing title. However, his dreams are shattered when he is accused of a triple murder, and is convicted to three natural-life terms. Despite becoming a cause celebre and his dogged efforts to prove his innocence through his autobiography, the years of fruitless efforts have left him discouraged. This changes when an African-American boy and his Canadian mentors read ... Read More Rating: - Pistols shot ring of of the ballroom nightits too cool oh you enter pattie valintine from the eper hall she sees a bar tender and a cooler of blood cries out My god they killed them all Rating: - Asking First-Order QuestionsThe idea that a man would be strong enough to endure over 20 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit is ... what can one say ... remarkable. The other man arrested the night of the murders, John Artis, spent the same amount of time in prison as Carter. In the voiceover commentary, director Norman Jewison points out that the authorities would periodically take John Artis to his home and tell him that all he had to do was sign a piece of paper stating that Ruben Carter commited the ... Read More 
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