Go see The French Connection instead.
A Man Apart (2003)
Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Synopsis:
Sean Vetter (Vin Diesel) and his partner Demetrius Hicks (Larenz Tate) came up on the mean streets of Los Angeles but now work together as DEA agents, fighting a seven-year war to stem the virulent drug pipeline along the US/Mexico border. Dubbed "the gunslingers" for their tough street...
Sean Vetter (Vin Diesel) and his partner Demetrius Hicks (Larenz Tate) came up on the mean streets of Los Angeles but now work together as DEA agents, fighting a seven-year war to stem the virulent drug pipeline along the US/Mexico border. Dubbed "the gunslingers" for their tough street tactics, their perseverance pays off when they take down notorious Baja Cartel kingpin Memo Lucero Geno Silva).
With Lucero locked away in a maximum security prison, Vetter is finally able to go home to his wife, Stacy (Jacqueline Obradors), a sanctuary from the harsh realities of his job.
But in the wake of Lucero's arrest, a mysterious figure, known only as Diablo, emerges to violently claim the Baja Cartel. And when Vetter and Hicks set their sights on identifying and stopping this dangerous and elusive new player, Diablo makes the fight personal - robbing Vetter of the one person who gives his life meaning - Stacy.
With nothing to lose, Vetter pulls out every hidden resource at his disposal to bring Diablo down - including an unlikely alliance with the jailed Cartel boss Lucero. He will stop at nothing to avenge his wife's murder, edging dangerously close to the line between justice and lawlessness, even if it sets him at odds with the police unit to which he has dedicated his life.
Internationally-acclaimed superstar Vin Diesel (xXx, The Fast and the Furious, Pitch Black) takes on a compelling role as DEA agent Sean Vetter, who loses everything in his fight to take down a vicious new drug lord, in New Line Cinema's A Man Apart, which also stars rising young actor Larenz Tate (Biker Boyz, love jones, Menace II Society), Timothy Olyphant (Gone in 60 Seconds, Go), Jacqueline Obradors (TV's "NYPD Blue," Six Days, Seven Nights), Geno Silva (Scarface, Amistad), Juan Fernandez (Salvador) and Steve Eastin (Con Air).
A Man Apart is directed by F. Gary Gray (Set it Off, The Negotiator, the upcoming The Italian Job) and produced by Tucker Tooley, Vincent Newman, Joseph Nittolo and Vin Diesel. F. Gary Gray and Robert J. Degus are the executive producers. The co-producer is George Zakk. The original screenplay is written by Christian Gudegast & Paul T. Scheuring.
The behind the scenes talent includes director of photography Jack N. Green, ASC (Space Cowboys, Unforgiven), production designer Ida Random (Along Came a Spider, Rain Man), costume designer Shawn Barton (Love Jones, Friday), special effects coordinator Joe Montenegro (Forrest Gump, Contact), stunt coordinator Tim Davison (The X-Files, End of Days) and editors Bob Brown (The Ghost and the Darkness, The Client) and William Hoy.
New Line Cinema will release A Man Apart (rated "R" by the M.P.A.A.) nationwide on April 4, 2003.
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Vin Diesel, Larenz Tate, Timothy Olyphant, Jacqueline Obradors, Geno Silva
Screenwriter: Christian Gudegast, Paul T. Scheuring
Producer: Vincent Newman, Tucker Tooley, Joseph Nittolo, Robert J. Degus
Composer: Anne Dudley
Reviews
This is disappointingly routine stuff from Gray, but the movie does boast one disaster area of a shoot-out and a nifty denouement.
The force of the filmmaking has gravitas and conviction -- pay attention to anything that's going on, and first you wonder where the hell the mood came from, and then you feel used by it.
Tthis is an attempt at something grittier for Vin Diesel. But it's muddled by filmmakers unclear about their aims.
The script for this action vehicle is like something you'd find under the cushions of Steven Seagal's couch, but Diesel, to his credit, digs into his role as if it were Hamlet.
It's as if this is a rough cut and [Vin] Diesel didn't show up for the reshoots.
Vin Diesel has to make a choice whether he’s going to be an actor or a cookie cutter action star.
A Man Apart is grim, lifeless and, worst of all, as boring as Steven Seagal talking about Buddhism.
O roteiro cheio de furos e a fraca atuação de Vin Diesel são apenas alguns dos defeitos deste filme monótono e repleto de clichês.
This is a revenge thriller that for long stretches forgets about the revenge and, more importantly, the thrills.
A Man Apart crumbles too easily and all that remains is emptiness.
This film brings nothing new to the table, but rather just regurgitates every formulaic driven cop-against-the evil drug empire cliché that has come before.
Despite an interesting take on the role of a tough guy, [A Man Apart] is a boring and visually annoying rouge cop story.
[Director] Gray’s straight-faced approach to his revenge fantasy is as unsettling as his material is absurd.
The film would be totally unwatchable without the very real charisma of Diesel.
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