Man On Fire (2004‪)‬ Living for the Cinema

Denzel Washington stars in this intense drama/thriller as Creasey, a sad, alcoholic ex-CIA assassin who finds a new purpose in life as he forms a special friendship with the precocious Pita played by Dakota Fanning.  Pita is the daughter of a Mexican industrialist played by Marc Antony who has hired Creasey to serve as a bodyguard since there has been a rash of kidnappings in their area.  Tragedy occurs and then Creasey sets off on a brutal mission of revenge where we see his old habits as a trained killer start to manifest themselves.   As directed by the late great Tony Scott, this was a film which saw modest success upon initial release twenty years ago but has since gone to grow a significant following.

See below for a link to an alternative ending for this movie as discussed within this review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5RQWlXoD_s&t=170s

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Producer: Marlene Gershon 




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