The Hurricane (2000) Critic Reviews

Brilliantly played by Denzel WashingtonRead the full review

This is one of Denzel Washington's great performances, on a par with his work in "Malcolm X."Read the full review

Epic in nearly every way, The Hurricane has the power to blow you away.Read the full review

Washington immerses himself, even more than he did in "Malcolm X," in a stare of unforgiving outrage.Read the full review

In what's easily his most zealous and fully realized performance since "Malcolm X," Washington elevates the earnest, occasionally simplistic narrative to the level of a genuinely touching moral expose.Read the full review

(Washington's is) an astonishing performance, partly because it's so devoid of histrionics, and it has Oscar nomination written all over it.Read the full review

(Washington) raises it to the level of importance with an acting job that's one unbroken chain of intense emotion.Read the full review

With power, intensity, remarkable range and an ability to disturb that is both unnerving and electric, it is more than Washington's most impressive part.Read the full review