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Overall Rank: |
464 |
Avg. Rating: |
2.97/4 |
# of Ratings: |
104 |
Genres: |
Adventure, Crime |
Rating: |
R |
Language: |
English |
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Director: |
Tony Scott |
Actors: |
Denzel Washington
Dakota Fanning
Marc Anthony
Radha Mitchell
Christopher Walken
Giancarlo Giannini |
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In Mexico City, kidnapping is a way of life and wealthy families turn to professional bodyguards for help. Enter John Creasy, an ex CIA operative/assassin who has all but given up on life. Taking a job at the behest of an old friend, his rough exterior is slowly chipped away by a 9-year-old girl he is protecting. When he is wounded during her kidnapping, he vows to kill anyone involved.
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Chris aka Tarkin 07/20/2007 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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3/4 |
Man on Fire is a dark film. Part revenge, part breakdown - Denzel Washington gives a great performance as a man pushed too far. Even though he's doing the right thing, it still feels hard to root for him. I think it works on many levels. |
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10/21/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Revenge is best served cold. |
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This movie was worth watching. It lasts longer than 2 hours, one of the things that surprised me about this movie. I think the casting was excellent. The storyline was unexpected. I never saw many ads for this movie and only wanted to see it because I think Denzel Washington is one of the best actors in America today. I have always been disappointed that he had to win his Academy Award in Training Day. This movie makes up for it, and I think it redeems him as a good actor. (I think everyone will agree that Training Day was not his best effort as an actor.) This movie appears to be filmed entirely on location in Mexico City. Many views of the city are presented. You see the very affluent neighborhoods and the very poor neighborhoods. In Mexico, you are either in poverty or rich. There are ... |
Rating of
3.5/4 |
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08/01/2008 (0 of 1 found this helpful) |
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Confusing editing makes the movie barely watchable |
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A soldier of fortune (Denzel Washington) has reluctantly taken the job of protecting a young girl (Dakota Fanning) in Mexico City, Mexico. The two become really close, and he lightens his mood until she is kidnapped. He then goes on a rampage to find her -- by any means necessary.
This has to be one of the weirdest edited movies I have ever seen. There are way too many quick edits that can make scenes fairly confusing. There is also some of the most interesting subtitles I've seen in movies as they are not stuck at the bottom of the screen like normal.
Another problem is the lack of scenes that show the relationship between the girl and her parents. Also, Christopher Walken is not in the movie enough.
The performances of Washington and Fanning are two of the most enjoyable in ... |
Rating of
2/4 |
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08/30/2007 (1 of 1 found this helpful) |
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Tony's best. |
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Tony Scott's best flick. Not cheese at all, and with risks taken. Really great Performance by Denzel Washington. I liked the cinematography and the whole idea of the story. Entertains a lot, and shows in a very realistic way how things are everywhere, but mostly in southamerica. |
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4/4 |
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