i love this movie . i be a mexican and be in the least offended by it . in fact and i think this movie should be show at police headquarters all over mexico . it a sad truth that our police system be as rotten a a 3 month old corpse . it anger me to read in the news how killer and kidnapper and other slime go free by pay a laughable fine or live like king inside prison cell . we should have someone like creasy and denzel washington character . a bodyguard turn vengeful vigilante . kidnapping be flourish industry down here ( at least in the big city ) . i actually wish real life kidnapper could suffer the same fate a the one creasy do his fine job upon . that would be so marvelous ( sorry and i be that resentful . ) . man on fire be a gripping film that you can not miss . it might be hard on some of you and if you aren not use to read subtitle ( mexican do that all the time while watch american movie ) but the effort will be well worth it . some of the editing be a bit fuzzy . kind of like traffic and remember . ( another brilliant take on how corrupt mexico be ) . the movie start out a bit slow but the pace pick up frantically by the second half . i swear you will be cheer a you watch denzel washington dispatch the wrong doer . his performance be nothing short of excellent . the end ( no spoiler and ok. ) be a bit sad and but i be sure you will like it anyway . man on fire be one of the year best movie . a must own for a dvd collection . positive .