Man on Fire

Tony Scott's kinetic direction swings wildly from jittery editing and restless photography to lingering, intimate quietude..... ... Full Review

With Man On Fire, director Tony Scott peddles the kind of intensity that makes the plot's cliches merely melt away.....The ever superb Denzel Washington is John W. Creasy, a former government assassin with the kind of blood on his hands.... ... Full Review

So there you have it: a succinct compression of the plot and the odds for a happy ending in "Man on Fire," a film by Tony Scott ("Top Gun," "Crimson Tide"). While the acting is very good and the harsh-angle, rapid-shifting cinematography is interesting for the most part, there are plenty of corny clichs (like a "truth-telling bullet) and a kind of misdirection where Scott spends a hefty chunk of the film setting up a "love story" between Creasy and the little girl--at one point even putting them on a "doub ... Full Review

Denzel Washington just can't make a bad movie. Denzel does it like no one else can. ... Full Review

And it would have been an great movie instead of a good movie if it weren't for all the little things that went wrong. Denzel turned in a decent performance, but it was a far cry from his best work. That said, I didn't hate the movie. ... Full Review

Film's Modern Revenge Masterpiece....Tony Scott#39;s modern revenge masterpiece has a pretty good story.....For example, the opening shots of Mexico City are fantastic.The wide open shots capture the true essence of the city's people.... ... Full Review

Film's Modern Revenge Masterpiece....Tony Scott's modern revenge masterpiece has a pretty good story.....For example, the opening shots of Mexico City are fantastic..... ... Full Review

This film is very good, for it's genre. ... Full Review

The result here is one heck of an ugly film. It's one thing for a film to be bad and know it, but when a film is bad and is completely oblivious to the fact, it makes for one of the worst movie going experiences imaginable. Worst of all ... Full Review

Just like the movie.....sexy British beanpole Keira Knightley.... ... Full Review