Death Wish Meets The Nanny

Rating: Null/10 (19 May 2004)

This is a simple little revenge film - not bad, not good.
SPOILERS*******SPOILERS**** Scott the director once again says, Wheeeeee, lok at me, Im directing!! which is a bit annoying. There were times when some of his techniques were interesting and I enjoyed the way some of the subtitles were used. Washington gives an effective performance as does Dakota Fanning and R. Mitchell as the mother. But the film spends waaaay too much time showing us how sad and troubled and damaged Denzel's chracter is - we get it - he was a hired killer - he's haunted. Lets watch him drink some more as the focus goes in and out. Sheesh. Lots of violence. Some of it effective and I did like how the main chracter dies at the end. But man, Washington was sure playing it up to the hilt. The movie hero giving it all for the little girl. People will probably enjoy it on cable but shelling out ten bucks is a whole nother story.