Good film

Rating: 8/10 (25 March 2005)

I've been very impressed with the choice of films Denzel Washington has been associated with lately. 'Man On Fire' gives Washington another meaty role where we see him revenge a little girl's abductors. He, John Creasy (Denzel Washington) accepts a position as a bodyguard to Pita. The viewer has to be aware of the time in Mexico whereas rich and notable families were being targeted for kidnappings/ransom. Organized crime involving law enforcement departments (corrupt police) all play a partprofiting in this kind of extortion. It's unbelievable how everyone (media, Government etc) seems to know what is happening, but no one is capable or willing to do anything about it until John Creasy comes onto the scene.
Creasy vows to kill all who are responsible for pita's abduction.with no exceptions. The story was quite moving and the performances were excellent, but the camera work in some parts was extremely distracting. I don't know the term given to it.like it was a stop start slow motion snap shot. This is the only aspect I didn't really like about the film because it made it difficult to focus properly on what was going on. Other than that pretty good.8/10