An emotional movie, that shows how intense Washington can be. His relationship with Dakota Fanning is incredibly moving and his revenge is incredibly exciting.

Rating: 8/10 (28 April 2004)

This movie is one of the most emotional action movies I have seen in a long time. It is definitely not the best movie Washington has been in, but it definitely shows off his amazing acting skills once again. His portrayal of the broken down John Creasy is so awesome and so intense and he proves once again why he (along with Tom Hanks) is one of the best actors of the past 15 years. He tugs at the hearts of the audience with his relationship with Pita (Dakota Fanning) and he pumps the adrenaline of the audience when he wants revenge for her kidnapping. Denzel Washington can pull a crowd into a theater with his performance alone and that is what he has done here. The movie is a bit slow at times but the performances of Washington and Fanninng (who should have about 30 Oscars before she is done, and I say this when she is at the age of 9!) make this movie worth seeing. Even Marc Anthony and Mickey Rourke do a good job in their supporting roles. I also liked the performance of Radha Mitchell as the desperate mother wanted to get her daughter back. She and Washington have some very interesting scenes together, I really enjoyed when the two of them were on screen. I also need to give a mention to Christopher Walken's performance as Creasy's close friend Rayburn. Now, his part is not huge but boy does he make the most of it. He has some crazy lines that really entertained me and he plays the part of this dear friend very well, there is just not enough you could say about him, he is one of the best. This movie is entertaining, emotional, moving and so very well acted especially in the case of Washington. I am so impressed everytime I see him act, he has made so many so-so movies turn into really good movies just by having him act in them. If anyone wants to see the very definition of acting go see any Denzel Washington or Tom Hanks movie, and since this is the most recent one with either of them in it then you should definitely spend your money on it. The storyline is exciting and sad but overall this movie was quite enjoyable, go see it if for nothing else then just to see Denzel Washington act.