A Man Apart

With its big stunts and an engrossing plot that offers plenty of tension and surprises, A Man Apart may not charter unknown territory, but it offers good escapist entertainment especially for its target market. Surprisingly, perhaps, the characters are interesting and well written, starting with Diesels complex loving husband come hyperactive cop with attitude who is way out of control. ... Full Review

With its big stunts and an engrossing plot that offers plenty of tension and surprises, A Man Apart may not charter unknown territory, but it offers good escapist entertainment especially for its target market. Surprisingly, perhaps, the characters are interesting and well written, starting with Diesels complex loving husband come hyperactive cop with attitude who is way out of control. ... Full Review

Amid the film's incessant gunfire, Diesel pauses frequently to contemplate the carnage....a bare-bones DVD treatment for yet another shallow entry in Vin Diesel's mostly intolerable acting resume..... ... Full Review

The film lacks any sense of momentum forward. Furthermore, ever-single cop-revenge-intrigue cliché is used, making this film predictable. The most cringe worthy of these scenes was the ending The main failure belongs to Vin Diesel. ... Full Review

And that rage for justice is the most tedious aspect of A Man Apart . Director F. Gary Gray knows how to convey drama through composition, as evidenced by his terrific work on Set It Off , The Negotiator , and the splendid video for OutKasts Ms. ... Full Review

However, when Vin Diesel appears in something this unpleasant, this moronic, it makes the film seem even worse than it is. As awful as the material is here, it's fairly well directed by F. Gary Gray, whose taut pacing helps conceal some of the bigger holes in the story - but not the completely unsurprising plot twist at the end. ... Full Review

To be fair, Diesel isn't bad in "A Man Apart. That's hardly the only problem with Vin Diesel's newest vehicle, a busted old Firebird with too much primer on the fenders called "A Man Apart. Look, I like Vin Diesel. ... Full Review

This analogy is more than fitting for the film, A Man Apart , the latest Vin Diesel vehicle. I along with the audience grew from disappointed to flat out bored as the film tinkled down into a puddle of give up. ... Full Review

Aside from Vin's by-the-books B-movie action hero approach to the material, A Man Apart suffers from many things.....Action sequences are supposed to be exciting and intense, not agitating and annoying.....Beyond the been there/done that storyline, the film falters in the way it presents the key characters to the audience.....Too bad that director F. Gary Gray has opted for a confusing, claustrophobic approach to shooting the scenes..... ... Full Review

This analogy is more than fitting for the film, A Man Apart , the latest Vin Diesel vehicle. I along with the audience grew from disappointed to flat out bored as the film tinkled down into a puddle of give up. ... Full Review