Review of Man on Fire (2004) by Steve S — 02 Oct 2010
** (out of four).
Denzel Washington is a great actor and has excelled in films like "Glory" and "Training Day". I just wish he'd branch out a little more. "Man On Fire" is one of the films that starts off pretty well, but struggles too hard to be a crowd pleaser that it shoots itself in the foot, becoming more and more far-fetched as it goes.
After 24 children disappear in Mexico in a week period, parents gets nervous. One wealthy family hires a bodyguard (Denzel Washington) to watch their mouthy little girl.
Not a terrible movie, but it just goes too far, losing credibility as it goes.
This review of Man on Fire (2004) was written by Steve S on 02 Oct 2010.
Man on Fire has generally received positive reviews.
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