Now Denzel is a fantastic actor and he truly sells the performance, he feels like a relatable character that can also be an awesome action star and he displays this in full force in this film and his emotion filled performance carries the film.
The supporting cast is great as well with this being probably Dakota fannings best performance and her chemistry with Denzel is great and is the true emotional centre of the film. The woman who plays the mum of fannings character does a really good job in the role. Christopher walken isn't in the film a huge deal but he has a great performance when he is. The father of fanning does a good job and he is a layered character.
The story is impressive because as I said I thought this would be a simple action film but no this film is really more layered then that. This film is about a man finding life again and his journey with this girl showing him life again and you buy their relationship and provides the foundation of the film. The end of this film is great as well so much so that I started tearing up a little.
The script is great as well with a combination of humour and also allot of hard hitting dramatic and tough dialogue that buys just how dramatic a scenario that this film sets itself in.
The style is a bit of a mixed bag with some of the style working for this film and the Mexican lifestyle. However, I believe that some of the stylistic decisions took away from the grit of the film and made it quite hard to see some of the action.
Overall this is a fantastic film that is more then just an action film and if you are a Denzel Washington fan then you must see this film.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g4kLizDXLY0
This is the trailer for man on fire
Final rating 9/10
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