My reviews appear to be slipping away

Rating: 8/10 (24 February 2008)

MAN ON FIRE, which I reviewed when it first hit DVD, is probably the best action film I have ever seen since DIE HARD. Denzel W. is a bodyguard whose charge (Dakota Fanning) is stolen away from him. He goes bonkers and in an absolute rage tracks down the kidnapers, who turn out to be a lot closer to home than he realizes. Denzel W. is great, Dakota Fanning is great, and the ending is something no one in his right mind will ever forget. This may be Tony Scott's greatest work and is a must-see. As usual with Scott, it's all surface but he pulls a fast one on us at the film's climax. At this moment, IMDb is asking for more lines, so I will type this sentence to satisfy them.