Not bad, if you haven't read the book

Rating: Null/10 (1 November 2004)

I went to see this film on Saturday, not knowing what to expect. From the start the plot looked very familiar to me, and then I realized I had read the book a gazillion years ago. On it's own I found the movie very strong, fast paced, and outlined very well in a "believeable" situation. Denzel played a very convincing role, and so did Dakota Fanning as the innocent little girl.
Spoilers ahead
Problem I did have with the movie compared to the book though was that the dead characters were reversed. The other issue was that in the book Creasy had to struggle to get back to full fitness, where in the movie the revenge started from the sickbed.
Other than that a very enjoyable movie. 7 out of 10