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Man on Fire (2004)

R 04/23/2004 (US) Action, Drama, Thriller 2h 26m

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Creasy's art is death, and he is about to paint his masterpiece.

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Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will stop at nothing to save her life.

Tony Scott

Director
A. J. Quinnell

Novel
Brian Helgeland

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Denzel Washington

John W. Creasy
Dakota Fanning

Lupita Ramos
Christopher Walken

Paul Rayburn
Radha Mitchell

Lisa Ramos
Marc Anthony

Samuel Ramos
Giancarlo Giannini

Miguel Manzano
Mickey Rourke

Jordan Kalfus
Rachel Ticotin

Mariana Garcia Guerrero
Roberto Sosa

Daniel Sanchez
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A review by Wuchak

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Written by Wuchak on August 16, 2021

The Punisher in Mexico City, albeit black

A disillusioned ex-CIA operative (Denzel Washington) gets a gig in Mexico as the bodyguard of a precocious girl (Dakota Fanning) from a wealthy family. Christopher Walken plays his friend, Radha Mitchell the mother of the girl and Mickey Rourke an attorney of the family.

“Man on Fire” is a crime drama/thriller that debuted five days after Thomas Jane’s “The Punisher” in 2004. While “Man of Fire” was based on a novel by A.J. Quinnell and “The Punisher” was based on the Marvel Comics’ character, they’re both about men who suffer great tragedy... read the rest.

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