Netflix's New Crime Thriller Does Revenge Better Than 'Reacher' -- and Denzel
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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II stars in Man on Fire, which drew 11 million views in its first four days. Yes, it's that good.
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Man on Fire is a story that first hit my radar, like many of you, when Denzel Washington stepped into the role of former CIA operative John Creasy in Tony Scott's 2004 action film. The story of that film, like Netflix's new thriller, draws inspiration from A. J. Quinnell's book of the same name -- which is the first entry in the five-book series.
For all intents and purposes, the 2004 film is a solid adaptation, and thanks to the performances of Washington (who plays Creasy) and a...
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