Review of Man on Fire (1987) by Nathan A — 19 Oct 2018
Disgraced former special ops officer is hired to protect a rich man's child. He grows to love her like a father and vice versa. Then she's kidnapped and he sets out to get revenge. Great cast. Denzel is always good.
Dakota Fanning is smart and adorable as the rich man's daughter. Christopher Walken is good but doesn't have much to do here. The film is split equally in two. The first half showing Denzel getting Redemption because a child has faith in him.
The second half is all Revenge. Which of course we want to see, but it's far less interesting. I think it would have been better to see pain and loss in his vengeance. But it's mostly just generic killing.
This review of Man on Fire (1987) was written by Nathan A on 19 Oct 2018.
Man on Fire has generally received positive reviews.
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