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Man on Fire (2004)
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Reviews Counted: 153
Fresh: 59
Rotten:94
Average Rating: 5.2/10
Consensus: Man on Fire starts out well, but goes over the top in the violent second half.
Runtime: 2 hrs 26 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Theatrical Release: Apr 23, 2004 Wide
Box Office: $77,693,136
Synopsis: John Creasy (Denzel Washington) is a lost soul. A former government operative, he has become an alcoholic nomad, searching for inspiration and redemption. An old friend (Christopher Walken) who lives in Mexico gets Creasy a job as a... [More]
Starring: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Radha Mitchell, Christopher Walken
Director: Tony Scott
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06/24/06
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05/26/06
Visually the film is nice, but the images are in service to a violent and ugly film.
03/30/05
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12/19/04
[It suggests] that John Creasy -- J.C. -- is a Christ figure: scars, prayers, acting as savior. But where Christ overcomes evil with good, J.C. uses heavy artillery.
12/06/04
Serves up revenge, loud bangs, grisly deaths and heavy symbolism in Mexico with some relish - and extra cheese.
10/08/04
"One of those rare treats -- an original and ingenious take on an otherwise formulaic idea."
10/06/04
I couldn't help thinking afterwards how harebrained the whole adventure was. Yet Washington is so charming, so charismatic, and so heroic in his role, he makes the movie.
09/11/04
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