Actually I liked this excerpt of a review any better. "I would love to see "The Jerico Mile" remade today as a major motion picture, though I cannot imagine an actor giving as good a performance as Strauss. Everything clicks perfectly in "The Jerico Mile." It is a poetic, inspirational achievement, marked by excellent visuals, terrific supporting performances, the fluid direction of Mann, and the stunning performance of Strauss. This is a true television classic, deserving of rediscovery and a quality DVD release."
There were a number of things that I really liked about the movie - The cons at Folsom actually were hired to build the track. Strauss is a psychological mess except when he is running, but when he runs he becomes totally driven. I can't remember a movie where someone's drive to accomplish one goal is so well depicted. Maybe it was his sense of release, either way, if it comes up on your local program not a bad couple hours to spend. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of rls Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 10:23 PM To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: [H] OT Movie - Jericho Mile Very few movies do I watch a second or more times. Been hankering to watch the Jericho Mile again though. Netflix didn't have it so I searched on Amazon. Here it was a made for TV. movie only available on VHS. What surprised me was it was rated 5 stars so obviously I am not the only one who enjoyed this drama. What's really amazing is that I could remember the name of it after all this time. - Oh well, have to wait till I see it come up on TV again.
