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Summary: Still a Vin Diesel Fan
Review: In this action film Vin Diesel portrays an ex-gang member turned Los Angeles DEA undercover agent Sean Vetters. Upon successfully arresting and jailing the kingpin of a Mexicali drug cartel, Vetters finds himself the victim of the cartel's retribution. In a hit meant for him his wife Stacy is killed instead. Vetters' sense of rationality in the wake of his wife's death is lost. His moral bearings are buried along with her. In comes a new drug lord named Diablo who reestablishes control over the vast shipment of cocaine transported between Mexico and the U.S. The downfall of Diablo becomes the centerpiece of Vetters' existence as he seeks his own form of retribution. This film is full of shoot out scenes. Sometimes it's hard to keep track of who's the good guy and who isn't. Larenz Tate displays good chemistry is portraying Vetters' partner Demetrius Hicks. Vin Diesel is an excellent action hero plus I love the voice and the attitude. Nothing is new in the characterization of the drug cartel participants. If you don't mind hearing the "f" word used every two seconds, this is the movie for you.
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Summary: An OK movie...
Review: When I seen the trailer of this movie,I was expecting a blockbuster hit,I was also expecting quite a tragedy.But in the movie,Vin Diesel didn't express his feelings.Sean Vetter's wife died and throughout the movie,he seemed calm except for some parts.He doesn't even feel sad when his wife died.But the overall for this movie was 4 stars,but after watching 1 more time,I minus a star.
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Summary: Very good stuff, this.
Review: A Man Apart (F. Gary Gray, 2003)At this point, it's getting hard to imagine F. Gary Gray (The Negotiator, Friday, The Italian Job) directing a bad movie. Gray specializes in quick, tense, mindless action thrillers, and he seemingly never fails to deliver on the goods. Take A Man Apart. While it may well win the race for dumbest movie title of the year (original title Diablo was scrapped after a threatened lawsuit from Blizzard Entertainment, who are doing a movie of the videogame franchise of the same name), there's nothing at all wrong with the movie itself. Vin Diesel plays Sean Vetter, a narcotics officer involved in the taking down of drug kingpin Memo (Geno Silva, who ironically appeared in the TV movie El Diablo thirteen years before) Lucero. When a new guy known only as Diablo moves in to take over Santos' old operation, he begins by trying to take out Vetter. The assassins fail, but in the process, Vetters' wife Stacey (Jacqueline Obradors, recently of NYPD Blue and Tortilla Soup) is hit by a stray bullet and killed. I don't think anyone will be surprised when Vetter and his partner Demetrius (Larenz Tate of Menace II Society fame) start cleaning house. It's an old and well-used plot, and I'm sure a lot of people saw the twist coming at the end. (I didn't.) What makes the movie work, and work very well, is the chemistry between the characters. Gray gets emotion out of Vin Diesel for the first (and possibly last) time since Multi-Facial. The chemistry between Diesel and Tate is the best buddy-cop stuff since the first Lethal Weapon movie. It all works very well. Two hours of pure, brainless entertainment. Naked women, things blowing up, and Riddick and O-Dogg shooting lots of people. How can you possibly go wrong? *** ½
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Summary: A man made movie
Review: I enjoyed this great movie. I usually enjoy the movies that Vin Diesel stars in ( like xXx and the Fast and the Furious). All those movies were great and this is no exception either. 'A Man Apart' also has a storyline that has more heart than those other movies. The storyline is also more enjoyable and much deeper than before. Even if you didn't like the other movies Vin Diesel was in and just dismissed him as a strong bald guy who stars in heartless action movies, this is different from those. There is still action and stuff, but its much much deeper. Check out this great movie sometime soon and be sure not to miss it.
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Summary: Okay, let's be honest
Review: I haven't seen this movie yet, but... doesn't it sound a little bit like a remake of "Death Wish"... Hm... a "Death Wish" for the 2000s, and Insted of Charles Bronson, we get Vin Diesel. Can't be that bad.
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Summary: Diesel's best role to date
Review: ok, he was Riddick in Pitch Black and Xander Cage in XXX and the other roles he played in the other movies he was in but I liked him in this role and I think its his best so far, so far. his wife is killed by a gang and he wants revenge basically and along side his partner doesnt want to get involved because he has a family to take care of. the tension is top notch, with Diesel being the hardass tough guy he is and Larenz Tate(Menace II Society) is in one of his best roles so far as well. Geno Silva does a good job too.
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Summary: Vin Diesel on a powertrip? Get outta town...
Review: Vin Diesel is one of those actors who can bring an incredibly strong force to whatever movie he is in. 'A Man Apart' is no exception. Now look at 'XXX', 'Fast And The Furious', and 'Pitch Black'. Those three movies were all better-than-average, though none really had revolutionary plotlines. Again, 'A Man Apart' is no exception. The tough guys in drug-stopping bit has been done before (i.e. 'Training Day'), and over time, predictability takes this movie over. But all that unoriginality and poor script stuff aside, Vin Diesel makes this film watch-able. And enjoyable. One brilliancy I noticed that put this movie above the likes of the aforementioned trio, is that, here, Diesel suffers a hardship to his personal life. After taking down (almost personally) one of the world's most prolific dealers, Sean's (Diesel) house is broken into, and his wife is killed. After he realizes what'd happened, he cries. And seeing Vin Diesel cry would be/is the equivalent of hell freezing over (as they say). But instead of carrying his sadness with him to time off from work, he quickly looks to get revenge. In order to justify his wife's death, he plans to take down the entire drug dealing universe. But his friends and fellow cops are not always in the same boat as he. Sean is soon overcome by anger and rage and eventually gets kicked off the force for (indirectly) killing three officers. But to no avail, he continues his pursuit with the help of friends "Big Sexy" (George Sharperson) and Demetrius (Larenz Tate). From there it's a bang-bang, action-packed, shot-in-the-leg-twice-but-still-able-to-run ground game that is nothing short of entertaining. If you like Mr. Diesel, you will like 'A Man Apart'. It's as simple as that. I think this is the best movie he's been in thus far, although this movie is far from flawless. Again, the story is borderline been-done-before; whereas the action sequences are what make it a decent film in the first place. Had the story been more innovative, I would've given it four stars. However, even with a brilliant (but un-educational) performance by Vin Diesel and a crafty appearance by Timothy Olyphant ('Gone In 60 Seconds', 'Dreamcatcher'), 3 stars will have to do. Enjoy.
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Summary: Great Action movie
Review: I thought this movie was really good the part when they used Capone to sniff out the drug's was funny and cute I love watching Vin movies from The Fast and the Furious to Triple X I don't think there is anything this guy can't do and it's just the beginning
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Summary: Incredibly lame
Review: Director F. Gary Gray (The Italian Job) is at the helm of this ludicrous mess which features overmuscled wanna be action hero Vin Diesel as a DEA Agent out for revenge. A Man Apart is pretty much a vehicle for Diesel and nothing more, it is allegedly supposed to demonstrate Diesel's acting range by trying to feature a large emotional scope, but the whole thing is a mess. Everything just seems so cliche and generic, action scenes and scenes where Diesel is trying to be "emotional" just have a "I've seen this before, and I've seen this done better" feel to it; and in the end, A Man Apart is pretty much another excuse for Diesel to flex his muscles and blow stuff up. I liked this guy better when he talked with an Austrian accent.
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Summary: This movie is cool, but not THAT cool
Review: This movie is okay. Vin Diesel is a cop with a reason for vengeance when gang members kill his wife. His friend doesn't want to help him, because he has a family, and doesn't want them to get involved. So, for part of the movie at least, Vin Diesel is literally a man apart, who has to take on this gang alone. Lots of action and fighting, cool special effects, and a good story. It's not all that original, though, and that's why it gets only three stars.
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