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Rating: Null/10 (26 September 2004)

I have read a bunch of reviews that call this movie something less than what it is. Although the movie is a great action flick it has a more human side to it. Densel Washington portrays a "bodyguard" by the name of John Creasy. We watch this fella, who has obviously got some problems, fall into a bottle of Jack Daniels. What else is new. It isn't like we haven't seen a film with this plot before. What is refreshing and believable is the relationship Creasy has with the child, Pita. Dakota Fanning does an excellent job of portraying, what could be a pretentious child, an intelligent child that cuts thru the hard shell of a bodyguard that just wants to do his job. What we actually see here is the transformation of a man that is been trained to do a job but has lost the flame and passion for doing it. He finds that real life belongs to those that have a passion for something in life. Love blooms, as Creasy realizes that this child expresses her love of him without knowing what he does for a living or what he had done in the past.
I thought this was a heartwarming film that catered to the action film freak and also added the touch of human feeling. I give this film high ranks....