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Man on Fire

the verdict:

You gotta love Denzel Washington. He's almost becoming typecast as that down and out, about to lose it chap, who once was a great man, but now he's not so much. He did it well in Training Day, and he does it very well in this. This is an enjoyable action film, which, whilst totally predictable, is good to watch. And for a bang bang gun film, it's not all that bang bang at all really. In fact, the reserved use of the bang bang is really good.

The story is a good one. He's a drunk (ex hardcore Army man) who is employed to be the bodyguard for the daughter of some rich bloke in Mexico. He promises not to develop a relationship (and no, not that sort of relationship, she's only 10), but inevitably, they become friends, it's all good, and then she gets kidnapped. He goes on a mission to get her back, killing everyone in the process. There's plenty of gruesome ish action in the middle, with an acceptable ending. Well worth a watch.