A Man Apart

The best part of the whole movie is probably the one-minute sequence in the opening credits, it looked interesting and promised a suspenseful crime drama. The final effect, however, is rather weak. The plot is chaotic, with one lapse in logic after another, and the whole thing feels like a stew of multiple genres. (14.03.2005)

Not such a big fuss as I feared, still too exhausted and excruciatingly clunky when it comes to explanatory passages. The only reason for a possible viewing remains the obvious and rough Vin Diesel, always playing the same face, and it still works. His charisma and skill in dealing out punches, bullets, and one-liners made me decide not to shoot the avenger in the super awkward scene of a home celebration. (01.04.2006)

I could get over the fact that the screenplay for A Man Apart was plagiarised from every possible Seagal movie. What I can’t get over, however, is how slow and lifeless the film is, and how it cries out for deeper development of  Vin Diesel’s character. (25.10.2003)

If Seagal had been at least a little in form, then he certainly would have acted in this. A mediocre crime movie about a vengeful cop, perfect for the TV screen. A little invention in the clichéd screenplay and shorter running time would have benefited this movie at least a little. The actors are bland, the directing too, the screenplay is horrific, but you will suffer no harm watching it and it isn’t at all ridiculous, just terribly mediocre... (05.08.2005)