Production Year: 2003 - Action/Adventure - Director: F. Gary Gray - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring:Vin Diesel, Larenze Tate, Timothy Olyphant, Geno Silva, Steve Eastin
When maverick DEA agents Sean Vetter (Vin Diesel) and Demetrius Hicks (Larenz Tate) team-up to bust notorious drug overlord "Memo" Lucero (Geno Silva), they soon find themselves in... more
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Advantages: Great plot. Great acting. Full on entertainment. Disadvantages: Some scenes are very dark. Poor extras.
...to start this opinion on A Man Apart by saying how and why I bought it.
I had seen the advert for this movie in various magazines and on billboard posters, but knew nothing about it. Strangely none of the magazines had anything about it! Could this be a ‘turkey’ of a film? (As it’s nearly Christmas thought I would use that!!)
I don’t normally talk about the cover, but this does give an insight into the film and is actually one of the factors that ... ...shows Vin Diesel walking down a street, shot gun in one hand and his badge (cop) in the other. The background is a yellow/sunrise sort of colour, with faint images of two sinister looking men, a police car, and another car in flames. Really this says it all! Cop film – guns – shooting – action – bad guys – cars on fire – and probably a women thrown in there somewhere for ‘eye candy’. (Oh no, I’ve slipped into using Americanisms!)
The cover is stunning. ...
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Advantages: Guns, Drugs, Vendettas Disadvantages: Some poor acting
...to its release there was a big marketing campaign to promote the release of this film. The trailer was being shown in cinemas a long time before its release and by the time the film was due out I had decided that I must see this film. Going from the trailers the film looked to have a good storyline and good action scenes. Perfect for a non-taxing night in the cinema.
** Story Line **
Sean Vetter (Vin Diesel) is DEA and has grown up with the drug ... ...work and he has a lot of contacts and friends on the street. When Vetter arrests a major drug lord, Lucero (Geno Silva), he makes himself a treat to the drug lords and so makes himself a target. When an attempted hit on him results in the death of his wife Vetter sets out on a mission to find the people responsible for her murder.
All indicators point to “Diablo” being behind the hit. “Diablo” is attempting to fill the void left by the departed ...
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Advantages: some great scenes Disadvantages: abit too long
...the plot is basically about a DEA agent who goes after one of the top drug lords in Columbia. The main character is played by Vin Diesel out of the xxx films, and to be honest leave vin's accent and he is the best actor for this film.
The action scenes are brilliant and there are lots of them aswell, there is some great gun fights especially when Diesel meets up with some of his old mates who are gangbangers to hunt down the noterious drug lord, ... ...disapointed at all it is a very good film.
One thing that I didn't like about it was that it was abit too long for my liking.
Vin Diesel is at his best in this film, he does alot of action films and he is normally good in them all, but this one sticks out in my mind out of the lot of them.
It is definetly worth a visit down to your local video shop to eithier rent or buy this dvd, to be honest your better off buying a copy because you are gurantied ...
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Plot: A DEA agent sets off to take revenge on those responsible for killing his wife. He must join forces to take on the drug barons operating along the U.S./Mexican border.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date: 26/01/2004
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: EDV 9192
Barcode: 5017239191923
Screenwriter: Paul T. Scheuring, Christian Gudegast
Composer: Anne Dudley
Executive Producer: George Zakk
Director of Photography: Jack N. Green
Producer: Robert J. Degus, Joseph Nittolo, Tucker Tooley, Vincent Newman
Voice: Jacqueline Obradors
Languages
Main Language: English
Technical information
Special Features: Deleted Scenes, Original Theatrical Trailer
DVD Description
When maverick DEA agents Sean Vetter (Vin Diesel) and Demetrius Hicks (Larenz Tate) team-up to bust notorious drug overlord "Memo" Lucero (Geno Silva), they soon find themselves in grave danger. When an attempted retaliatory strike by Lucero's gang results in the murder of Vetter's wife, Vetter violently confronts Lucero in his jail cell. Vetter hears the crime boss proclaim his innocence, and realizes that he and his DEA cohorts must go after the mysterious Diablo, who now appears to be running all drug-related business on the California-Mexico border. As the investigation into Diablo begins, Vetter's mind becomes clouded by revenge fantasies for his dead wife, and he is soon relinquished of his duties as an officer after a routine bust turns into a bloodbath. Forming a gang of rogue buddies from their days as street punks, Vetter and Hicks decide to risk everything and go above the law to track down the shadowy Diablo. Director F. Gary Gray (FRIDAY) ensures that Vin Diesel's action-hero rep is cemented in this violent revenge tale. The fast-paced action builds to a visceral, nail-biting crescendo that is sure to appease any fans of Diesel's previous thrill-packed movies, THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS, and XXX.
Professional reviews
Review: "...Stylishly directed..." (Los Angeles Times, p.C6, 04/04/2003)
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