Boring, overlong, and a bit disappointing

Rating: Null/10 (28 April 2012)

You'd think with a title like "Man on Fire", this would be a great movie. Sadly, that is not the case. First off, it's trying to be something other than a formula film, and that is understandable. What I don't understand, however, is why it has to be so long, muddled, disjointed, and unsatisfying. This is hardly a movie about ransom. It feels more like a movie about drug trafficking, except that the drugs are only a minor issue here. There doesn't seem to be anybody (or anything) truly at stake. For a while, the movie plays fair, but that's only because the girl hasn't been in any danger yet.
** out of ****