January 22, 2008
An action-packed tale of vengence that grabs you and never lets go.
Christopher Walken, Dakota Fanning, Denzel Washington
A wave of kidnappings has swept through Mexico, feeding a growing sense of panic among its wealthier citizens, especially parents. In one six-day period, there were twenty-four abductions, leading man...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 14, 2004
Stats: 24,127 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (24,127)
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September 18, 2009..or, Kindergarten cop 2! Only joking, its shot typically beautifully by Scott but I think it?s a watch only once type film.
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July 16, 2009A pulse-pounding and red hot edge of your seat action-thriller. It sets the screen on fire. It's riveting, powerful, incrediable and totally unforgettable. A revenge movie classic filled with gunplay, suspense and compelling characters. Director, Tony Scott's work is astonishing....( read more)
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May 1, 2009An ex-special forces bodyguard's revenge on a Mexican kidnapping gang that abducts a nine-year-old girl he was hired to protect...an awesome cast and a fantastic imagery...A MUST SEE!!!
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January 17, 2009Good story and a great performance from Denzel. Not a fan of Tony Scott's ludicrous film style as always...but it's a good yarn.
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November 23, 2009Denzil Washington plays Creasy, a retired Marine haunted by his violent past and unable to bring his life together. He drinks too much and works too little. With no direction, Creasy comes to Mexico City to see his old friend Rayburn (Christopher Walken), who suggests he take wor...( read more)
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November 20, 2009It's definitely one of Denzel Washington's better role, in that he actually played a different character. The film itself is not all that impressive, Tony Scott's style is scattered and a lot of elements are overdone. The story was interesting, however, it's been done before coun...( read more)
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November 16, 2009began to watch it... but it didn't keep me interested... so I turned it of
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November 15, 2009Another hero Denzel role. seen one seen em all. Pretty good cliff torture scene
Critic Reviews
April 24, 2004
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
April 23, 2004
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Overlong, off-putting and at times sadistic. full review
April 23, 2004
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
This is garbage, but it's entertaining garbage. full review
April 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Tony Scott's Man on Fire employs superb craftsmanship and a powerful Denzel Washington performance in an attempt to elevate genre material above its natural level, but it fails. full review
April 22, 2004
David Edelstein, Slate
Clint Eastwood and Charles Bronson made the vigilante the true urban cowboy. But I think even they would blanch at the hero of Man on Fire. full review
April 21, 2004
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
Its callous fixation on violence is merely a lame pose meant to distract us from its soggy redemptive core. full review
April 21, 2004
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
[Scott's] fondness for intrusive, fake-stylish camera tricks -- jump cuts, speeded-up montages, abrupt changes in light, color saturation and focal depth -- has overwhelmed whatever story sense he onc... full review
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July 12, 2009Una palabra....very sentimental and the one by Lisa Gerrad,very good sound tracks.
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March 25, 2009maybe I should say there is something so unique about Denzel Washington that most pple dont really understand. I guess his role in all movies is guided by how he was brought up. Possibly his inspiration to stand out is more of a revelation of a note he presented during an interview with Ophra. If you watch that then no doubt you will believe me. The guy is extraodinary.
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December 15, 2007Wow...A tour de force. It makes you stand back and flinch everytime Creasy annihilates someone & at the same time, touches your heart for the duty and care he has shown for Pita.. Allows you think that a man who's capable of despicable acts may also be capable of good & heroic doings..
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August 31, 2007Denzel was superb in this movie... Fantastic movie & could watch it a thousand times.. Never tire of it!
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August 12, 2007This is an awesome movie!Eventhough I cried at the end of it I still think undoubtedly this is one of the best movie ever!!!!!
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February 22, 2007THIS IS MY ALL TIME FAVORITE MOVIE I LOVE IT great acting and great action it is overall the best movie i have ever seen!!! :)
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February 20, 2007There's not to many good black movies where the bad guy goes out on top. Any movie that Denzel's in good guy or bad he alwayz goes out on top...I LOVE THIS MAN!!!
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