Not only did Man on Fire find success at the box office, it may ultimately prove to be one of the best reviewed films of Tony Scott’s career. The highly energetic style that has he has been developing over the past few projects seems to have found it’s creative peak with this film. Scott experimented with new techniques to keep the camera constantly in motion, adding to the chaos, anger, and stress of the film.

He even used the Spanish to English subtitles to display emotion; throwing them up hatefully against the screen or letting them wash away in a flood of tears. Man on Fire is a lesson in dark and gritty filmmaking, and while it might simply be a genre piece, it is certainly the zenith of what the genre has to offer.

Reviewed by Matt and Scott
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