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In Mexico City, John Creasy, a burned-out ex-CIA operative, who has given up on life, a former assassin swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect.
Intentional or not, Man on Fire's over-the-top evocation of Christian retribution goes a long way to making this otherwise standard revenge fantasy watchable.
"Man On Fire" is remake of a notoriously dreadful 1987 movie, based on the same-titled novel by A.J. Quinnell, and it fares little better here with Tony Scott ("Spy Game") directing with a flamboyant use of flashy subtitles and camera techniques lifted f
Un bon divertissement de masse, non exempt d'intelligence.
February 25, 2005
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Visually the film is nice, but the images are in service to a violent and ugly film.
March 30, 2005
Washington Post
Despite a red-hot performance by Washington as the antiheroic, self-annihilating title character, the film as a whole, while possessing a kind of vicious beauty, feels as cold and as embalmed as a corpse.
April 23, 2004
New York Observer
Suffice it to say nothing about this pumped-up, hyperthyroidal Tony Scott revenge flick makes sense, but it takes two hours to kill off as many people and demolish as many vehicles as Charles Bronson used to do in 30 minutes.
I'm recommending Man on Fire for that bold style, its unapologetic comic book story arc, and the great performances from Denzel Washington, Christopher Walken and young Dakota Fanning.
April 26, 2004
Salon.com
This movie isn't just about a kidnapping; it is a kidnapping, and we're the hostages.