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Man on Fire

2004

Tony Scott

Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken, Radha Mitchell ...

7.1

45,401

Thriller. Action. Drama Denzel Washington stars as a government operative/soldier of fortune who has pretty much given up on life. In Mexico City, he reluctantly agrees to take a job to protect a child (Dakota Fanning) whose parents are threatened by a wave of kidnappings. He eventually becomes close to the child and their relationship reawakens and rekindles his spirit. When she is abducted, his fiery rage is unleashed on those he feels responsible, and he ... [+]

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Tony Scott's yucky new thriller is a shrill and sentimental bloodbath (…) Rating: ★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"This is a time-tested movie con, but rarely has it been deployed so contemptibly"	NEG
United States	Mike Clark USA Today	"Solid chemistry between Fanning and lead Denzel Washington (...) 'Man' has its moments (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Ian Freer Empire	"If the kidnap/revenge plot is over-familiar, the interplay between Washington and Fanning and some great action make this supremely entertaining. (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Nathan Rabin AV Club	"Its plot has a distinct Neanderthal quality (...) Scott's latest exercise in assaultive excess nevertheless lingers for two and a half hours like a drunken houseguest who won't leave"	NEG
United States	David Edelstein Slate	"Does the movie deliver? Sure: These films usually deliver, even the micro-budget ones (...) and this one is written by Brian Helgeland and tricked out with a first-rate cast"	POS
United States	Kenneth Lowe Paste Magazine	" A reeling, vicious mini-genre unto itself"	POS

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