Denzel Washington at his finest, this film isn't so typically hollywood with the way it ends but non the less plenty of action and big budget explosions. It was the characters that drew me in, and the director does a great job of establishing an emotional attachment. Following a wave of kidnappings in Mexico City, a washed up CIA operative John Creasy who is drifting through life as an alcoholic (Denzel) is persuaded to become a bodyguard for a wealthy businessmans 9 year old daugher. Pita is at first barely tolerated by Creasy but she persists and brings him new found purpose in life, gradually breaking through his hard exterior.
Pita gets kidnapped... Despite being seriously wounded during the kidnapping, Creasy vows to kill anyone involved in the kidnapping, and he will go to any lengths to do so..
8/10