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- 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. At first we're seduced by the jagged photography and editing, which reminds us a little of "City of God" and "21 Grams."
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Apr 23, 2004 · 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
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The plot in a nutshell: man suffers from depression, a young girl brings life into him, kids gets kidnap, man wants revenge. Doesn't sound like anything special but it far superior than any other similar film out there. For instant, TAKEN is a similar film but when you compare them both, MAN ON FIRE wins hands down.
Apr 23, 2004 · 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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- Action, Crime, Drama
- Tony Scott
- 2004-04-23
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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Dec 14, 2021 · Review by Nick Clement. Man on Fire. 5. Summary. Bloody and violent but never unnecessarily so, Man on Fire has a mean-streak a mile wide, but also contains, like so many other Scott films, a seriously warm heart and genuine love for the characters within the frame. Man on Fire is one of the best examples of its genre.
Man on Fire Reviews. At almost two-and-a-half hours the film really needs more meat on its bones. Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 24, 2022. This is a merely average film that...