Synopsis
A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor: an escaped convict on the run from the law, headed by an honorable U.S. Marshal.
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Cast
- Kevin CostnerRobert 'Butch' Haynes
- Clint EastwoodChief Red Garnett
- Laura DernSally Gerber
- T.J. LowtherPhillip 'Buzz' Perry
- Bradley WhitfordBobby Lee
- Keith SzarabajkaTerry Pugh
- Leo BurmesterTom Adler
- Paul HewittDick Suttle
- Ray McKinnonBradley
- Jennifer GriffinGladys Perry
- 100
Chicago Sun-Times
This is a movie that surprises you. The setup is such familiar material that you think the story is going to be flat and fast. But the screenplay by John Lee Hancock goes deep. And the direction by Clint Eastwood finds strange, quiet moments of perfect truth in the story. - 90
The New York Times
A deeply felt, deceptively simple film that marks the high point of Mr. Eastwood's directing career thus far. - 88
Rolling Stone
Eastwood grabs the reins and draws Costner's scrappiest performance since Bull Durham. In going beyond chase-yarn duty, Eastwood and Costner do themselves proud. - 83
The A.V. Club
It’s material primed for mushiness, yet Eastwood shrewdly marries sentimentality to both self-deprecating humor (including a late bullhorn gag) and darker, more desolate undercurrents. - 75
Slant Magazine
Hancock lays the groundwork for Eastwood to transform what might have been an admirable, tightly told entertainment into something far more emotionally resonant, slyly self-aware, and rich in subtext. - 70
Washington Post
Within its narrow, unambitious, commercial boundaries, the movie is highly watchable. Lowther is appealing, and Costner is a likable rebel. - 60
Empire
Although the acting is of a high calibre as expected, the story disappoints with little character development or action. - 60
Time Out
The director manages mostly to avoid the enormous maudlin pitfalls of his material, at least until the over-extended final scene. As usual with Eastwood, little is overstated - and the accent is on humour.