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==Release== ===Premiere=== [[File:42-WHPO-P78052-26A.jpg|thumb|Actor Denzel Washington, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, and then-president [[Bill Clinton]] at ''The Hurricane'' screening on December 3, 1999.]] ''The Hurricane'' premiered on September 17, 1999, at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]]. It also was featured at the [[Berlin International Film Festival]] on February 17, 2000. Two weeks prior to its opening in North America, a premiere for ''The Hurricane'' was held at the [[Fox Theater, Westwood Village|Mann Village Theater]] in Los Angeles. Many of the depicted people were in attendance. When asked about being portrayed by Denzel Washington, Rubin Carter replied that βI didnβt know I was that good-looking." The film was praised by Lesra Martin, who described it as "a stupendous depiction of accurate events", and John Artis, Carter's friend who was convicted with him, said he βwas in awe to see what unfolded and not have to feel the pressure I felt at the time.β An objection was held by H. Lee Sarokin, the federal judge who freed Carter, saying that unlike his portrayal by Rod Steiger βIβm a lower-key guy.β<ref>{{cite web | last=Higgins | first=Bill | title='Hurricane' warning | url=https://variety.com/1999/scene/vpage/hurricane-warning-1117760083/ | work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=December 15, 1999 | access-date=April 21, 2017 | archive-date=January 21, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121184450/https://variety.com/1999/scene/vpage/hurricane-warning-1117760083/ | url-status=live }}</ref> ===Box office=== The film opened in North American limited release on December 29, 1999. The first week's gross was $384,640 (11 screens) and the total receipts for the run were $50,668,906. In its widest release the film was featured in 2,148 theaters. It closed the week of April 14, 2000. The motion picture was in circulation sixteen weeks.<ref>[http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1999/LHURR.php The Numbers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071106043936/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1999/LHURR.php |date=2007-11-06 }} box office data. Last accessed: December 14, 2007.</ref> ===Critical response=== ''The Hurricane'' has an 83% approval rating at [[Rotten Tomatoes]] based on 115 reviews. The consensus reads: "Thanks in large part to one of Denzel Washington's most powerful on-screen performances, ''The Hurricane'' is a moving, inspirational sports drama, even if it takes few risks in telling its story."<ref>[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1093641-hurricane/ ''The Hurricane''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531000137/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1093641-hurricane/ |date=2024-05-31}} at Rotten Tomatoes. Last accessed: August 5, 2012.</ref> [[Roger Ebert]], film critic for the ''Chicago Sun Times'', liked the film and the acting, and wrote, "This is one of Denzel Washington's great performances, on a par with his work in ''[[Malcolm X (1992 film)|Malcolm X]].''... Washington as Hurricane Carter is spare, focused, filled with anger and pride.... This is strong stuff, and I was amazed, after feeling some impatience in the earlier reaches of the film, to find myself so deeply absorbed in its second and third acts, until at the end I was blinking at tears. What affects me emotionally at the movies is never sadness, but goodness."<ref name=ebert>{{cite web | last=Ebert | first=Roger | title=The Hurricane | url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-hurricane-2000 | work=RogerEbert.com | publisher=Ebert Digital LLC | date=January 7, 2000 | access-date=April 21, 2017 | archive-date=March 21, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321192916/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-hurricane-2000 | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Metacritic]] gave the score a film of 74 based on 30 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-hurricane|title=The Hurricane Reviews|website=Metacritic|access-date=2020-02-22|archive-date=2020-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926061812/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-hurricane|url-status=live}}</ref> Ebert discussed his perspective on the "fictionalized" aspects of the film: "Several people have told me dubiously that they heard the movie was 'fictionalized'. Well, of course it was. Those who seek the truth about a man from the film of his life might as well seek it from his loving grandmother. Most biopics, like most grandmothers, see the good in a man and demonize his enemies. They pass silently over his imprudent romances. In dramatizing his victories, they simplify them. And they provide the best roles to the most interesting characters. If they didn't, we wouldn't pay to see them." He added, "''The Hurricane'' is not a documentary but a parable, in which two lives are saved by the power of the written word."<ref name=ebert/> Film critic [[Stephen Holden]], writing for ''The New York Times'', had mixed views of the film but praised the acting. He wrote: "In telling the story of Mr. Carter's protracted and ultimately successful fight for freedom and justice, ''The Hurricane'' rides to glory on an astonishing performance by Denzel Washington.... That is to say, Mr. Washington leans into an otherwise schlocky movie and slams it out of the ballpark. If his Hurricane is an inspiring portrait of nobility, it is because the actor never conceals the demons of fury and despair gnawing beneath his character's forcefully articulate surface."<ref name=nyt>Holden, Stephen. [https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?_r=1&res=9A06E6DC1638F93AA15751C1A96F958260&oref=slogin "Fighting The Demons Within"], ''The New York Times'', 29 December 1999. Last accessed: November 20, 2007.</ref> [[Alex von Tunzelmann]], writing for [[The Guardian]], gave the film a "B", but cited issues with historical accuracy, including depictions of Carter's military service, prior criminal record, and the Giardello fight. She also stated that the inclusion of negative aspects of Carter's life would not have made it acceptable "that he was wrongfully convicted of three murders."<ref>{{cite web |last1=von Tunzelmann |first1=Alex |title=The Hurricane: the facts of Rubin Carter's life story are beaten to a pulp |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/apr/24/the-hurricane-rubin-carter-denzel-washington |work=The Guardian |date=24 April 2014 |access-date=14 April 2021}}</ref> Jewison considered ''The Hurricane'' his best work.<ref>[http://www.pass.to/newsletter/a_talk_with_norman_jewison.htm Westbrook, Caroline] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111173949/http://www.pass.to/newsletter/a_talk_with_norman_jewison.htm |date=2007-11-11}}. "We talk to movie legend Norman Jewison," Jewish.co.uk.</ref> ===Accolades=== ====Wins==== * Berlin International Film Festival: Prize of the Guild of German rt House Cinemas, Norman Jewison; Silver Berlin Bear, Best Actor, Denzel Washington' 2000. * [[Black Reel Awards]]: Black Reel; Theatrical, Best Actor; Denzel Washington; 2000. * [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globes]]: Golden Globe; Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama; Denzel Washington; 2000. * [[NAACP Image Award|Image Awards]]: Image Award; Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, Denzel Washington; 2000. ====Nominations==== * [[Academy Awards]]: Oscar; Best Actor in a Leading Role; Denzel Washington; 2000. * [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role; Denzel Washington; 2000. * Berlin International Film Festival: Golden Berlin Bear, Norman Jewison; 2000. * Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Blockbuster Entertainment Award, Favorite Actor, Drama, Denzel Washington; 2000. * [[Chicago Film Critics Association]] Awards: CFCA Award; Best Actor; Denzel Washington; 2000. * Golden Globes: Golden Globe; Best Director, Motion Picture, Norman Jewison; Best Motion Picture – Drama; 2000. * Image Awards: Image Award; Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Debbi Morgan, Outstanding Motion Picture; 2000.
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