John W. Creasy
Denzel Washington
John W. Creasy
Man on Fire
“Creasy's art is death, and he is about to paint his masterpiece.”
7.5
2004
2h 26m
ActionDramaThriller
Director: Tony Scott
Overview
Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will stop at nothing to save her life.
Trailer
Man on Fire | #TBT Trailer | 20th Century FOX Official
Cast
Lupita Ramos
Dakota Fanning
Lupita Ramos
Paul Rayburn
Christopher Walken
Paul Rayburn
Lisa Ramos
Radha Mitchell
Lisa Ramos
Samuel Ramos
Marc Anthony
Samuel Ramos
Miguel Manzano
Giancarlo Giannini
Miguel Manzano
Mariana Garcia Guerrero
Rachel Ticotin
Mariana Garcia Guerrero
Jordan Kalfus
Mickey Rourke
Jordan Kalfus
Daniel Sanchez
Roberto Sosa
Daniel Sanchez
Victor Fuentes
Jesús Ochoa
Victor Fuentes
Aurelio Sanchez
Gero Camilo
Aurelio Sanchez
Jorge Gonzalez
Mario Zaragoza
Jorge Gonzalez
Reviews
cryodome
His bodyguard style is much entertaining. I could watch it all up until certain point. Then it seems Denzels character goes against his usual serious bodyguard style. Only to progress the plot. That is when I turn this movie off
Read full reviewWuchak
_**The Punisher in Mexico City, albeit black**_ A disillusioned ex-CIA operative (Denzel Washington) gets a gig in Mexico as the bodyguard of a precocious girl (Dakota Fanning) from a wealthy family. Christopher Walken plays his friend, Radha Mitchell the mother of the girl and Mickey Rourke an attorney of the family. “Man on Fire” is a crime drama/thriller that debuted five days after Thomas Jane’s “The Punisher” in 2004. While “Man of Fire” was based on a novel by A.J. Quinnell and “The Punisher” was based on the Marvel Comics’ character, they’re both about men who suffer great tragedy and enact merciless strategies to take out the criminals responsible. They’re about on par, but I give this one the edge as it has more dramatic depth and flashier filmmaking by director Tony Scott (which some may find annoying). But neither is as supremely effective as the later “Taken” (2008). Some complain that the movie’s “schizophrenic” because it’s like two movies stitched together, but don’t all revenge stories have a set-up for the oncoming revenge part? This one just has a longer and more satisfying set-up. The film runs 2 hour, 26 minutes, and was shot mostly in Mexico City. GRADE: B
Read full reviewNarate
_"Forgiveness is between them and God. It's my job to arrange the meeting."_ Denzel is always amazing in any movie. Most of this movies are just top tier as is, but this one really sticks out to me now that I am a parent. I would have this kind of fire in me if anything happened to my kid. The colors, editing, acting, even the violence is perfect in this.
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