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Fire with Fire (Video 2012) 5.6
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 BarrettWriter:Tom O'Connor (screenplay) |
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Jeremy Coleman
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Mike Cella
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| Rosario Dawson | ... |
Talia Durham
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| Vincent D'Onofrio | ... |
David Hagan
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Lamar
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Robert
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Darren
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Adam
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Karen Westlake
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Harold Gethers
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Yohance Myles | ... |
Deputy Parker
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Craig
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Wallace
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Agent Calvin Mullens
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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. Written by Elizabeth Obermeier, Marketing Manager
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Revenge has its own set of rules.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
31 August 2012 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Fogo Contra Fogo See more »Filming Locations:
New Orleans, Louisiana, USABox Office
Budget:
$27,210,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Jeremy Coleman: So my whole life just... just goes away?
Mike Cella: You get to keep your first name.
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The gas station that is supposed to be in Long Beach has a Louisiana Lotto sign next to the door frame. See more »Quotes
Karen Westlake: I will put you in witness protection. The feds will keep safe.Jeremy Coleman: So my whole life just... just goes away?
Mike Cella: You get to keep your first name.
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Similar recent action flicks with decent actors that were worse:The River Murders(3/10), Set-up(3/10), Takers(4.5/10), and Elephant White(4/10).
Donofrio is actually really solid as the villain here.
The story is very straight forward, but the brutality of some of the violence is quite nice. They really earned the "R" rating here, and that's always a nice thing when it comes to films like this. After all, there's nothing worse than the clean PG-13 version of these types of films.
I thought some of the power struggles between the villain and the cops came off pretty well. We get the sense that the villain here is practically untouchable, and that aspect of the film has a realistic edge.
The films has it's issues though. The lead character is poorly developed and a budding romance is glossed over like a 2 minute cliff-note.
This is borderline 5-6 for me, but I'm sticking with 55/100! That rounds up to 6, and I'm glad my 6 rating won't pull down the current 5.6, because that 5.6 is an accurate gauge for the prospective viewer.
I was blown away by how many big supporting faces were in this film. Somebody dished out quite a lot of money on this cast. Too bad the script squanders the cast with suspect writing and a mail-list of decent actors that have one line in the film.
I actually felt like I got my money's worth here, but I only spent .50 for the 3rd choice out of the redbox.
Considering the excellent cast - it's a bit of a disappointment. BUT, considering the straight-to-video action write-off nature of the release - it wasn't half-bad. It was only 44% bad:)
You might like this if you liked:Death Sentence(about even, I thought Death Sentence was severely over-rated, 5/10), Set-Up(much worse), Elephant White(worse), Law Abiding Citizen(about even)or The Last Lullaby(better).