Depressing & Overrated In Every Way

Rating: Null/10 (10 July 2004)

The first part is fine as that adorable little actress steals the show. After her abduction, Man on Fire takes a left turn and just goes right down the toilet. I spent the rest of the movie either annoyed or disgusted by the sloppy and irritating cuts and pans. Also, the ending leaves a lot to be desired.
Denzel spends a good part of this movie moping around like a sad refugee from a 70s war flick. (drinking and crying) the film is an overblown revenge short story after the first hour spends the time to snap him out of his fog.
The next half hour of the film is spent enduring flashes and crazy cuts by the director. SPOILER ......... After, Denzel just passes out and on in the back seat of a car. Yawn. Although, I envied him because I wanted to pass out myself but I wanted it to happen much earlier in the film. It would've made my movie going experience better.