Review of Man on Fire (1987) by André T — 20 Nov 2010
Action film based on a novel of the same name by A. J. Quinnell, that had previously been filmed in 1987. The film was directed by Tony Scott and starred Denzel Washington. It received mixed reviews from critics but was a commercial success. This movie inspired Indian Director Apoorva Lakhia to make the movie Ek Ajnabee (A Stranger) which is a remake of Man on Fire.
In Mexico City, criminal gangs are kidnapping rich families' children for the lucrative ransom money. On the advice of his lawyer, Mexican businessman Samuel Ramos, like other men of wealth, hires a bodyguard to protect his nine-year-old daughter Lupita "Pita" Ramos and to be able to renew the family's ransom insurance. The head of an executive security firm, Paul Rayburn, suggests that Ramos hire Rayburn's old CIA colleague and former Force Recon Marine John Creasy. Ramos is impressed with Creasy's résumé, which includes a variety of counterinsurgency and counter-terrorism activities. Creasy, however, has since become disillusioned and uninterested in life. He is burned out from all the death and horror, and has taken to alcoholism to ease the burden.
Well made thriller, with genious performance by Denzel.A great surprise for me.Excellent!
This review of Man on Fire (1987) was written by André T on 20 Nov 2010.
Man on Fire has generally received positive reviews.
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