Denzel's Best Work

Rating: 8/10 (12 October 2005)

Went into this movie not knowing what to expect. By the end of the movie, "Man On Fire" had entered my top 10 movies of all-time.
The movie has lots going for it. A great cast, a great story and great directing. At face value this movie is about an angry man trying to exact revenge. It's about so much more though- love, redemption, sacrifice...and more. There's some violence, sure, but I think this is one of those movies where it's required to truly reflect emotion. Definitely worth catching on DVD, which features an alternate ending (although it wasn't what i expected, still good). Definitely some of Denzel's finest work, up there with "The Bone Collector" and "Hurricane". Good jobs also by Dakota Fanning, Marc Anthony and Rahda Mitchell.