| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"Last week's The Punisher is the wrong way to do a vengeance thriller. This week's Man on Fire is the right way." more... |
B |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"...ponderous and bloated..." more... |
D- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...a production too ambitious for the foundation supplied by the screenplay." more... |
C+ |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"...this movie goes a little crazy in the second half, veering into looniness, murkiness and cliches after its exciting midpoint kidnapping." more... |
C+ |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk |
"...Scott's hyperactive style... cannot masquerade the same-old, same-old story that lies beneath." more... |
C |
| E! Online |
"...Washington's charisma and Fanning's old-soul charm hoist this revenge film above the rest." more... |
B+ |
filmcritic.com
Chris Barsanti |
"...a welcome dose of heart..." more... |
B- |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"Denzel Washington dominates an otherwise routine thriller expanded to protracted length by self-indulgent filmmaking." more... |
C+ |
New York Post
Megan Lehmann |
"...feels vaguely like something left over from the 1980s, when action heroes were one-note tough guys methodically picking off baddies." more... |
C |
New York Times
A.O. Scott |
"...garish..." more... |
D+ |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"(Tony) Scott's stylistic flair may be questionable, but there's nothing wrong with his storytelling." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...Scott's art-film aspirations are tedious and counterproductive." more... |
C |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"It's resolutely grim and rather predictable but very compelling..." more... |
B |
USA Today
Mike Clark |
"Early on, Man has its moments." more... |
C+ |
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