
Hard-drinking, burnt-out ex-CIA operative John Creasy has given up on life until he's hired as a bodyguard to protect 9-year-old Pita Ramos. Bit by bit, Creasy begins to reclaim some of his soul, but when Pita is kidnapped, Creasy's fiery rage is finally released and he will stop at nothing to save her as he sets out on a dangerous, revenge-fueled rescue mission.... (Full plot summary below)
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Hard-drinking, burnt-out ex-CIA operative John Creasy has given up on life until he's hired as a bodyguard to protect 9-year-old Pita Ramos. Bit by bit, Creasy begins to reclaim some of his soul, but when Pita is kidnapped, Creasy's fiery rage is finally released and he will stop at nothing to save her as he sets out on a dangerous, revenge-fueled rescue mission.
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| Film BlatherEugene NovikovHas moments of brilliance -- and by that I mean actual, best-of-the-decade-maybe genius -- but is hampered somewhat by a dreary and repetitive middle section. |
| New York Daily NewsJack MathewsMan on Fire, with a best-ever Denzel Washington, is the first (nonreligious) sure thing to hit the multiplex this year. |
| culturevulture.netArthur LazereState-of-the-art Hollywood production...Unfortunately, it also represents the nadir of Hollywood pandering to audience tastes for ever more titillating violence. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid NusairMan on Fire is the film The Punisher should've been. |
| Ebert & RoeperRichard RoeperI'm recommending Man on Fire for that bold style, its unapologetic comic book story arc, and the great performances from Denzel Washington, Christopher Walken and young Dakota Fanning. |
| Cinema SignalsJules BrennerBecause of Washington's superb gifts and stores of charisma, he can be casual in the way he exercises them, even in a method of interrogation never seen on NYPD. |
| Decent Films GuideSteven D. GreydanusShamelessly manipulative and sadistically violent a new low for both Washington and Scott, and one of the nastier bits of business in quite some time. |
| Arizona Daily StarPhil VillarrealTony Scott's thunderous action thriller sets the audience aflame |
| PopMattersCynthia FuchsThat Creasy finds his motivation in the exploitation of American white girls by dark-skinned enemies is a complication this movie can't begin to outline. |
| Detroit NewsTom LongMan on Fire lacks the depth to truly ignite the screen, so instead does a slow, steady burn. It singes beautifully, but never explodes. |