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A Man Apart (2003)

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Reviews Counted:30

Fresh:3

Rotten:27

Average Rating:4/10

Consensus: Action and drama elements don't mix well in this clichéd actioner.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong graphic violence, language, drug content and sexuality

Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Apr 4, 2003 Wide

Box Office: $26,183,197

Synopsis: Sean Vetter (Vin Diesel) and his partner Demetrius Hicks (Larenz Tate) came up on the mean streets of Los Angeles but now work together as DEA agents, fighting a seven-year war to stem the virulent... Sean Vetter (Vin Diesel) and his partner Demetrius Hicks (Larenz Tate) came up on the mean streets of Los Angeles but now work together as DEA agents, fighting a seven-year war to stem the virulent drug pipeline along the US/Mexico border. Dubbed "the gunslingers" for their tough street tactics, their perseverance pays off when they take down notorious Baja Cartel kingpin Memo Lucero Geno Silva).

With Lucero locked away in a maximum security prison, Vetter is finally able to go home to his wife, Stacy (Jacqueline Obradors), a sanctuary from the harsh realities of his job.

But in the wake of Lucero's arrest, a mysterious figure, known only as Diablo, emerges to violently claim the Baja Cartel. And when Vetter and Hicks set their sights on identifying and stopping this dangerous and elusive new player, Diablo makes the fight personal - robbing Vetter of the one person who gives his life meaning - Stacy. With nothing to lose, Vetter pulls out every hidden resource at his disposal to bring Diablo down - including an unlikely alliance with the jailed Cartel boss Lucero. He will stop at nothing to avenge his wife's murder, edging dangerously close to the line between justice and lawlessness, even if it sets him at odds with the police unit to which he has dedicated his life.

Internationally-acclaimed superstar Vin Diesel (xXx, The Fast and the Furious, Pitch Black) takes on a compelling role as DEA agent Sean Vetter, who loses everything in his fight to take down a vicious new drug lord, in New Line Cinema's A Man Apart, which also stars rising young actor Larenz Tate (Biker Boyz, love jones, Menace II Society), Timothy Olyphant (Gone in 60 Seconds, Go), Jacqueline Obradors (TV's "NYPD Blue," Six Days, Seven Nights), Geno Silva (Scarface, Amistad), Juan Fernandez (Salvador) and Steve Eastin (Con Air).

A Man Apart is directed by F. Gary Gray (Set it Off, The Negotiator, the upcoming The Italian Job) and produced by Tucker Tooley, Vincent Newman, Joseph Nittolo and Vin Diesel. F. Gary Gray and Robert J. Degus are the executive producers. The co-producer is George Zakk. The original screenplay is written by Christian Gudegast & Paul T. Scheuring.

The behind the scenes talent includes director of photography Jack N. Green, ASC (Space Cowboys, Unforgiven), production designer Ida Random (Along Came a Spider, Rain Man), costume designer Shawn Barton (Love Jones, Friday), special effects coordinator Joe Montenegro (Forrest Gump, Contact), stunt coordinator Tim Davison (The X-Files, End of Days) and editors Bob Brown (The Ghost and the Darkness, The Client) and William Hoy.

New Line Cinema will release A Man Apart (rated "R" by the M.P.A.A.) nationwide on April 4, 2003. [More]

Starring: Vin Diesel, Larenz Tate, Timothy Olyphant, Jacqueline Obradors

Starring: Vin Diesel, Larenz Tate, Timothy Olyphant, Jacqueline Obradors, Geno Silva, George Sharperson, Juan Fernández

Director: F. Gary Gray

Director: F. Gary Gray
Screenwriter: Christian Gudegast, Paul T. Scheuring
Producer: Vincent Newman, Tucker Tooley, Joseph Nittolo, Robert J. Degus
Composer: Anne Dudley
Studio: New Line Cinema

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The script for this action vehicle is like something you'd find under the cushions of Steven Seagal's couch, but Diesel, to his credit, digs into his role as if it were Hamlet.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
02/27/07
J. R. Jones
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
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The film would be totally unwatchable without the very real charisma of Diesel.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
04/22/03
Jami Bernard
Jami Bernard
New York Daily News
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Once thoughts of revenge fill the head of Diesel's Sean Vetter, the direction of the story unfortunately goes south.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
04/15/03
Robert Koehler
Robert Koehler
Variety
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[I]t's well made, but we've seen all of this, so many times before.

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04/07/03
Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
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It's all fast and furious up to its draggy finale, and yes, it could spark a sequel. Prepare yourself for coming dread in 18 months: A Man Together.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
04/04/03
Mike Clark
Mike Clark
USA Today
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Although more fun than the preachy Training Day, A Man Apart never quite reaches the seedy depths of Narc.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
04/04/03
Geoff Pevere
Geoff Pevere
Toronto Star
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It's hard to approach a movie like this expecting Citizen Kane ... But I did expect a good Vin Diesel movie, a showcase for this magnetic actor's personality. That's where A Man Apart falls short.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
04/04/03
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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With more movies like A Man Apart, it'll be kaput to Diesel's acting future.

Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | comment Comment
04/04/03
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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Diesel doesn't have the chops, or the charisma, to overcome the pic's formula conceits.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
04/04/03
Steven Rea
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer
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If you take the picture at face value, it delivers the goods.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
04/04/03
Jan Stuart
Jan Stuart
Newsday
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The movie has more than its share of action scenes, but they're grafted onto a gritty crime drama that has no room for outsized heroics.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
04/04/03
Eric Harrison
Eric Harrison
Houston Chronicle
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In a sense, A Man Apart is aptly titled for Diesel. Nobody has chemistry with him. Then again, you try acting with a tree.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
04/04/03
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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It really should be arrested for impersonating an interesting movie.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
04/04/03
William Triplett
William Triplett
Washington Post
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While you're enduring the usual formulaic yada yada ... at least there are yuks to enjoy.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
04/04/03
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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Yes, Vin Diesel still rocks. But you wouldn't know it from this dreary, predictable sub-Traffic action flick.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
04/04/03
Jeff Stark
Jeff Stark
Salon.com
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Should have been driven straight to video.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
04/04/03
John Monaghan
John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press
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The swaggering humour that made Diesel a star in Pitch Black, The Fast and the Furious and XXX is barely evident here.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
04/04/03
Liam Lacey
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
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The movie hiccups whenever it veers into gushy melodrama.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
04/04/03
Megan Lehmann
Megan Lehmann
New York Post
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A lackluster drug thriller, obviously inspired by Scarface and boasting few surprises.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
04/04/03
Randy Cordova
Randy Cordova
Arizona Republic
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This movie has been filmed and released, but it has not been finished.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
04/04/03
Roger Ebert
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