Fire with Fire (Video 2012)

A fireman takes an unexpected course of action when a man whom he's been ordered to testify against, after being held up at a local convenience store, threatens him.

Director:

David Barrett

Writer:

Tom O'Connor (screenplay)

Stars:

Josh Duhamel, Bruce Willis, Rosario Dawson

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Josh Duhamel	...	Jeremy Coleman
Bruce Willis	...	Mike Cella
Rosario Dawson	...	Talia Durham
Vincent D'Onofrio	...	David Hagan
50 Cent	...	Lamar (as Curtis Jackson)
Julian McMahon	...	Robert
Vinnie Jones	...	Boyd
Arie Verveen	...	Darren
Eric Winter	...	Adam
Bonnie Somerville	...	Karen Westlake
Richard Schiff	...	Harold Gethers
Yohance Myles	...	Deputy Parker
James Lesure	...	Craig
Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson	...	Wallace
Kevin Dunn	...	Agent Calvin Mullens

Storyline

After witnessing the brutal murders of a convenience store owner and his son; firefighter, Jeremy Coleman barely escapes with his life. As he is forced to testify against the crime lord, Hagan, he is placed in the witness protection program under the watch of the U.S. Marshals. As his new identity becomes compromised Jeremy is forced to take an unexpected course of action in order to get his life back and save the lives of those he loves.

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Plot Keywords:

fireman | witness | witness protection | three word title | tied feet | 

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Taglines:

Revenge has its own set of rules.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, language and brief sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 August 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fogo Contra Fogo

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$27,210,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cheetah Vision, Emmett/Furla Films, Envision Entertainment Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Boyd is chasing Jeremy out of the convenience store, he fires 7 shots out of his revolver, which would only hold 5-6 depending on the caliber.

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Quotes

Jeremy Coleman: I need you to trust me. Do everything that I ask and I promise we'll survive this. Do you trust me?
Talia Durham: Yes.

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Connections

References American History X (1998)

User Reviews

Poor writing, poor acting, decent production values

"I need you to trust me" - this is how our hero manages to save people from burning buildings.

Unfortunately there is nothing he can do to save this movie.

As a lover of American cinema, I have seldom seen so much bad acting and writing in one film.

The premise of a fireman going on a murder spree to fight for the love of his life, whom he met in witness protection program, is so dumb its painful to watch.

He is magically transformed into an killing machine after shooting a few rounds in the forest with his love interest, Rosario Dawson.

Every character seems to be made out of cardboard, Bruce Willis is at best a (poorly) supporting actor.

50 Cent is on screen for a total of 40 seconds, and I suspect it is a redeeming quality that we are spared seeing more of him.

Vinnie Jones is the usual British bulldog, apart from the fact that his ass is kicked by a fireman (this scene is so dumb, it made me cringe)

Vincent D'Onofrio is the only actor that is able to make his character slightly interesting as the antagonist.

Trying to build a climax our fireman hero resorts to arson to save his love, It would have been a perfect turkey if they could have written in a scene with the dialog "everything going to be alright now"

Maybe they did, at this point I actually left - so I would not know.

Apart from an obviously decent budget, high production values - there is nothing here worthy of a box of popcorn.

I need you to trust me, watch something else.