A Man Apart

Love changes a man. Revenge tears him apart.

• Released: June 12 2003
• Cast: Vin Diesel,
• Director: F. Gary Gray, Larenz Tate, Timothy Olyphant, Jacqueline Obradors, Geno Silva
• Genre: Action
• Rated: MA 15+
• Running Time: 109 Minutes

Synopsis:
A Man Apart features Vin Diesel in a compelling role as tough DEA agent Sean Vetter, who sets out to avenge the brutal murder of his wife in a botched hit. As the drug wars rage along the Mexican/US border, a major player from the Baja Cartel is imprisoned and a mysterious figure known as Diablo wrests control over the entire operation. Now, Vetter and his partner (Larenz Tate) must join forces with jailed cartel boss to hunt down this dangerous and elusive new player.


My Verdict:
A Man Apart is a real guy flick. There is plenty of heat, action and shooting with Vin Diesel torn apart by the death of his gorgeous wife. Revenge is high on his priority list after his wife dies in his arms and boy does he have the looks to convey that he will stop at nothing to avenge her death. Some may find his acting wooden, but with his looks he doesn't have much choice. He just oozes vengeance while the film revolves around this vengeance. The plot is a little thin around the edges - we all know he will win eventually - but it doesn't really matter. There are some slow scenes which are tedious, but then the action scenes make up for those with some truly wicked shoot- outs between the cops and the drug lords. It is amazing to see yet again our hero surviving these shoot-outs even without a bullet-proof vest. This is not a film that will set the industry on fire but rather another reason for those keen on cops and robber type movies to go and have some fun. Definitely not to be taken too seriously.


- Christina Bruce