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Release Date:
23 April 2004 (USA)
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Tagline:
Revenge is a meal best served cold more
Plot:
In Mexico City, a former assassin swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win
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6 nominations
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(43 articles)
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3 Denzels and 1 Dakota For Your Money
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Denzel Washington | ... | Creasy | |
| Dakota Fanning | ... | Pita | |
| Marc Anthony | ... | Samuel | |
| Radha Mitchell | ... | Lisa | |
| Christopher Walken | ... | Rayburn | |
| Giancarlo Giannini | ... | Manzano | |
| Rachel Ticotin | ... | Mariana | |
| Jesús Ochoa | ... | Fuentes | |
| Mickey Rourke | ... | Jordan | |
| Angelina Peláez | ... | Sister Anna | |
| Gustavo Sánchez Parra | ... | Daniel Sanchez | |
| Gero Camilo | ... | Aurelio Sanchez | |
| Rosa María Hernández | ... | Maria | |
| Heriberto Del Castillo | ... | Bruno | |
| Mario Zaragoza | ... | Jorge Ramirez |
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and strong violence.
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Runtime:
146 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Taiwan:R-18 |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) |
Germany:16 |
Malaysia:18PL |
USA:R (certificate #40714) |
Iceland:16 |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:14A (British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) |
Canada:18A (Alberta) |
Mexico:B15 |
Portugal:M/16 |
France:-12 |
Sweden:15 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:MA |
Brazil:16 |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Chile:14 |
Czech Republic:12 |
Finland:K-15 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Ireland:18 |
Italy:T |
Japan:R-15 |
Netherlands:16 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Norway:15 |
Peru:14 |
Philippines:R-18 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
South Korea:15 |
Spain:18 |
UK:18
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The zebra in Pita's house belonged to the real owner of the house. It is a real stuffed zebra. There were also leopard skin rugs around the house.
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Creasy chases Aurelio Sanchez into his house, the weather is clear, but just as he opens the door for the first time with the small boy, it's raining outside. In the roof scene a few moments later, it's clear again.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Bounty Hunting on Acid: Tony Scott's Visual Style (2006) (V)
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Soundtrack:
Deedrah Reload (GMS Remix)
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FAQ
Why did "La Hermandad" lead Pita's family to believe she was dead? Were they planning on ransoming her later on?Why did Creasy agree to be taken by La Hermandad?
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Here's a gritty, get-the-bad guys revenge story starring a relentless and rough Denzel Washington. He's three personalities here: a down-and-out-low-key-now drunk- former mercenary, then a loving father-type person to a little girl and then a brutal maniac on the loose seeking answers and revenge.
The story is about Washington hired to be a bodyguard for a little American girl living in Mexico, where kidnappings of children occur regularly (at least according to the movie.) He becomes attached to the kid, played winningly by THE child actress of our day, Dakota Fanning. When Fanning is kidnapped in front of him, Washington goes after the men responsible and spares no one. Beware: this film is not for the squeamish.
This is stylish film-making, which is good and bad. I liked it, but a number of people found it too frenetic for their tastes as the camera-work is one that could give you a headache. I thought it fit the tense storyline and was fascinating to view, but it's (the shaky camera) not for all tastes.
Besides the two stars, there is the always-interesting Christopher Walken, in an uncharacteristically low-key role, and a number of other fine actors.
The film panders to the base emotions in all of us, but it works.