A Surprise.

Rating: 10/10 (3 July 2008)

Every now and then I sit down with my parents and watch a film with them, yesterday a random film called 'Man On Fire' cropped up, so we turned it on.
I wasn't expecting to be drawn in and actually care about the main character.
The way that the directer makes you feel as if you are helpless nearly all the way through the film, with every wrong that appears on the screen you just want to jump inside and try to fix the error. This is how movies were meant to be made.
People have criticised Man on Fire for its slow build up and no where near enough action. This film was not meant to be a popcorn flick that you just fast forward to the big fight scene, it was made to make you feel and believe.
I admit that at the end I cried, and I have yet to see someone who hasn't. But if a film can make you cry it means that it has, drawn you in, made you care and made you believe. This is how films should be made.
***** / *****