Good explosive action!

Rating: Null/10 (19 October 2004)

This film is over the top at times but just portrays what parents would love to do to the people who kidnapped their children.
This film is simple but keeps you interested all the way through and even though the revenge acts are a little over the top, it still makes good viewing. The story line of a former marine who's life has hit rock bottom and has trouble with alcoholism, and then for a little girl to reignite his soul and believe in life again, makes a great story on it's own. So this and the added action of revenge when she is kidnapped makes this a film for most movie lovers who like a good story and action.
Apart from all the gruesome revenge scenes I was a little disappointed in seeing that the only people that really did strong were firstly Dakota Fanning (Pita) and Denzel Washington (Creasy). You don't see too much of Dakota but, what you do, makes you think she is a very promising actor. And it's good to see Christopher Walken as a good guy!