namashi_1
A remake of Les Fugitifs, a 1986 French comedy, 'Three Fugitives' is Decent Fun! Though nothing amazing or extremely touching, this crime-comedy is engaging at parts & well-acted nevertheless.'Three Fugitives' Synopsis: On his first day after being released from jail for 14 armed bank robberies, Lucas finds himself caught up in someone else's robbery. Perry has decided to hold up the local bank to raise money so that he can keep his daughter, Meg, and get her the treatment she needs. Dugan, a detective, assumes Lucas helped plan the robbery, and hence Lucas, Perry and Meg become three fugitives.'Three Fugitives' is consistently watchable, thanks to its engaging narrative. The series of events that happen with its conjoined protagonists is mostly fun. Having said that, the film doesn't work entirely. The pace drops in its second-hour & hence the impact overall, is hampered.Francis Veber's Screenplay & Direction are good. He's written some bits well & has captured the film well. Cinematography & Editing are standard.Performance-Wise: Nick Nolte is a complete scene-stealer, as always. Martin Short is in remarkable form, enacting his part with excellent timing. Sarah Doroff is cute. James Earl Jones is first-rate.On the whole, 'Three Fugitives' has some problems, but they are mostly done away by its lighthearted tone & fine performances.
disdressed12
as an couple buddy movie,this one's pretty decent.Martin Short and Nick Nolte make a good pair,and Sarah Rowland Doroff is quite adorable.there's some funny ,moments here and some touching moments as well.there's even a little bit of action.the move goes long at along at a debt clip.it does follow the same predictable formula,to a certain extant,and you can probably see the ending coming a mile away.but the performances make up for it.on a boring night when you have nothing else to do,you could do worse than this movie.it's no masterpiece by along shot,but it's good fro some chuckles.for me,Three Fugitives is a 6/10
mestanzade
A bit funny, a bit emotional feel-good movie. A few scenes are hilarious. It's a remake of a French movie "Les Fugitifs". I've seen the original years ago, as a kid. Watching the remake almost felt like watching the same movie again. Which is not surprising considering that both of the films were directed by Francis Veber, the writer of the movies. The characters were chosen very appropriately. And congrats to both Martin Short and Nick Nolte they both played they roles exactly as they should. If you like this movie you might like others written by Francis Veber. Several of his French movies were remade in United States. I think there is another movie where Pierre Richard was replaced by Martin Short.
themovieman3000
This movie has to be up there as one of the best ever made. Nick Nolte and Martin Short put in some magnificent performances to make it all the more enjoyable. Oh, and there's James Earl Jones who also brightens up the picture. Now, I must say, it starts very funny. You know, the robbery and all that, but then you kind of feel sorry for the guy. The girl and her problem and how much he cares for her. So that's the sad bit, and we sort of forget the light-hearted introduction. But who cares? It's still really enjoyable but the bad language at times is inappropriate. This should have been made to be more suitable for younger audiences. You know, the family kind of film. Nonetheless, a magnificent film executed to perfection and you know what, is a trillion zillion killion billion miles ahead of most crap that comes out in the cinema today. Other thing is that its sad people like Martin Short don't get more prominent parts in more major pictures. Let's say that he is much better and I mean much better than many of the supposedly top actors these days.
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