The passage of time can feel so bizarre sometimes. This movie doesn't seem like it came out 20 years ago but it sure did.
Fanning and Denzel are both in Equalizer 3, and Fanning is a grown adult now. It just seems so strange.
To me this movie looks extremely dated so it feels more like 23 years old than 19.
shareAllaby stopped liking it 7 years ago.
shareI respectfully disagree.
I still find Man On Fire to be an 'entertaining movie', but now watching in my 30s I consider it a well made - but superficial straightforward-kidnap/revenge movie.
Back when I was a teenager I thought this was something much deeper and admired Scott's frantic-paced style and use of color saturation effects of certain sequences. I was in awe of what was back then (for me at least) 'fresh'... now some of those things I admired look extremely dated and feel gimmicky.
A couple of years later Denzel starred in American Gangster which I thought was an extremely boring movie... now that my filmmaking tastes have I guess 'matured' I consider that movie superior to Man On Fire.
Man On Fire 7/10 (when I was younger a solid 9).
American Gangster 8/10 (when I was younger a 6).