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.
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.
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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Reviews for A Man Apart
The film would be totally unwatchable without the very real charisma of Diesel.
Once thoughts of revenge fill the head of Diesel's Sean Vetter, the direction of the story unfortunately goes south.
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.
Although more fun than the preachy Training Day, A Man Apart never quite reaches the seedy depths of Narc.
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.
With more movies like A Man Apart, it'll be kaput to Diesel's acting future.
Diesel doesn't have the chops, or the charisma, to overcome the pic's formula conceits.
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.
In a sense, A Man Apart is aptly titled for Diesel. Nobody has chemistry with him. Then again, you try acting with a tree.
While you're enduring the usual formulaic yada yada ... at least there are yuks to enjoy.
Yes, Vin Diesel still rocks. But you wouldn't know it from this dreary, predictable sub-Traffic action flick.
The swaggering humour that made Diesel a star in Pitch Black, The Fast and the Furious and XXX is barely evident here.
A lackluster drug thriller, obviously inspired by Scarface and boasting few surprises.
This movie has been filmed and released, but it has not been finished.
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