truly a very good movie

Rating: Null/10 (14 September 2004)

I really enjoyed this movie. It is very well made and well acted. Dakota Fanning really does a great job in this movie playing the little girl. Denzel Washington is great as always. Giancarlo Giannini does terrific is his role. Christopher Walkin makes his role, as only he can. I don't think anyone else could have pulled off the role. Mark Anthony does alright with his role.
One thing that really started to get on my nerves about the film. The subtitles began to grow and grow. They even started to come up even when English was being spoken. Sometimes a character would be speaking Spanish....then switch to English...then back to Spanish again. This tends to become more apparent as the movie goes on.
I have no real problem with the first hour of the movie setting up the relationship between Creasy and Pita. It really sets the tone for the Bloody vendetta that Creasy goes on when she is kidnapped. It's always better to set up characters and the relationships between them.
The rapid jump cuts began to go a little overboard. The would get to the point when what was happening in the scene was not visible.
I think the only problem that people have with this film, is that it is something different. I enjoy a movie that brings something new to film-making.
I would highly recommend this movie to anyone who enjoy's action movies. You will not be disappointed with your choice.