Brutal and brilliant.

Rating: 9/10 (10 December 2004)

Denzel Washington (Training Day (2001), John Q. (2002)) sizzles up the silver screen in this drama action/thriller. He and starlet Dakota Fanning (I am Sam (2001), Taken (SERIES 2002)) have ways of connecting us even further into the movie. We learn about Creasy's (Washington) new job and his relationship with the people around him that makes him change in the first hour.
Then, during the second hour, director Tony Scott shows us his trademark action genre as Creasy ignites his anger after Pita's (Fanning) kidnapping. Now with the help of a reporter (Rachel Ticotin) and a detective (Giancarlo Giannini), Creasy vows to hunt down the mastermind behind the kidnapping, that is "The Voice".
As we go deeper, we feel a sense of pity for Creasy. With Harry Gregson-Williams' (Phone Booth (2002)) gritty and touching score, we can feel that the villains should deserve to die.
Overall, Man on Fire is a solid movie, not for its action, but for its drama. Hats off to you, Scott!
146 minutes.
8.9/10 stars.