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Roger Ebert April 23, 2004. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. 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. The underlying story isn't worth the effort.
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Apr 21, 2004 · Man on Fire 's solid action and top-shelf cast are undone by a relentlessly grim story that gets harder to take the longer it goes on. Read Critics Reviews. Rated: 3/4 Apr 17, 2019 Apr 17,...
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Reviews 71% Audience Score 10,000+ Ratings Ex-CIA agent John Creasy (Scott Glenn) is looking for work, but he's burnt out on combat following his stint in the Vietnam War. Reluctantly, he takes a...
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Apr 23, 2004 · Recently viewed. Man on Fire: Directed by Tony Scott. With Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Radha Mitchell, Christopher Walken. In Mexico City, a former CIA operative swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect.
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Apr 23, 2004 · Mar 25, 2022. When people think of 'Man on Fire', they think of this 2004 film but some probably don't realise it's a "remake" of a less critically well received 1987 film. If asked which from personal opinion is better, it would be a hard choice.
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On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 39% based on 168 reviews, with an average rating of 5.30/10. The consensus states, "Man on Fire ' s solid action and top-shelf cast are undone by a relentlessly grim story that gets harder to take the longer it goes on."
Apr 23, 2004 · Man on Fire is well on the way to becoming a truly important movie. Rampant with religious symbolism, and fueled by an irresponsible but undeniably appealing vigilante subtext that champions...