Good plot, but no flashy photography PLEASE!!!

Rating: 8/10 (27 June 2004)

Man on Fire has a good interesting plot. The movie is well acted, but typically flashback photography makes it difficult to understand what is going on. I guess directors and/or screenwriters do that for the artsy effect. I would like to see them watch a movie (other than their own) full of flashbacks and give a good accounting of the movie. This movie, in addition to the flashbacks, had some kind of flash photography where the camera was jerking all around (apparently intentionally) making it difficult to tell what was happening, even when the script wasn't flashing back. I look forward to the day when directors and/or screenwriters again start making movies for the audience to understand, not psychedilic movies that they make for pure visual art. They will again be much more interesting and comprehendible than many of today's movies, Man on Fire included.