Man on Fire (DVD, 2004)

I watched this movie on Spike about a week ago, they played it as a movie of the week type thing. During each commercial they would show some behind the scenes type of stuff. They interviewed the director and he explained how this is a true story based on actual events. He also told a story about how him, another member of the cast/crew, and his bodyguard were surrounded and assualted when they left the area where they were shooting the movie, by 20 men who were armed with guns. He said that Mexico City is a very poor place, where Kidnappings are the second most occuring crime. I found this movie to be very informative, accurate, and very entertaining (thanks to Denzel). I think without Denzel's excellent acting in this movie, it might have been a flop. While it is a great story, with good action scenese, and an even better behind the scenes storyline, if your lucky enough to see it, it is Denzel Washington that carries this movie on his back and does an excellent job at doing so.

Overall Movie Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.
Acting ability by the top stars in this movie: 5 stars.
Recommendation: Buy it!