Liked it

Rating: Null/10 (28 July 2004)

Unlike a previous (AHEM!) reviewer, I liked Man on Fire. It does start slow, but the ending was worth the wait. Without knowing Denzel's "Creasy" the story would be more gratuitous and much less interesting; gives the plot time to breathe.
It's one of the better action/thriller movies of 2004-- Denzel does his usual good turn. Dakota Fanning is very impressive. Christopher Walken and Mickey Rourke, both very strong
The movie's cinematic style is much like that of "Traffic" -- some intense violence and not a sugar coated plot -- but tells the story well.
(Made me not want to go to Mexico, let alone live there.)