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| Directed by | F. Gary Gray |
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| Music by | Anne Dudley |
| Cinematography | Jack N. Green |
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| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $36 million[1] |
| Box office | $44.3 million[1] |
A Man Apart is a 2003 American vigilante action film directed by F. Gary Gray and released by New Line Cinema. The film stars Vin Diesel and Larenz Tate. The story follows undercover DEA agent Sean Vetter who is on a vendetta to take down a mysterious drug lord named Diablo after his wife is murdered. The film was released in the United States on April 4, 2003. It received generally negative reviews from critics.
Plot
Sean Vetter (Vin Diesel) and Demetrius Hicks (Larenz Tate), who are former criminals, are members of the U.S. DEA working on the California/Mexico border. After arresting a drug baron named Memo Lucero (Geno Silva), the mysterious "Diablo" steps in and organizes the assassination of Vetter, but his wife, Stacy (Jacqueline Obradors), is the one who is killed instead.
Looking for revenge, Vetter acts outside the law to punish his wife's murderers. To accomplish that, he asks Memo, who is now in prison, for help finding Diablo. With Hicks' help, he hunts every member of the cartel from the bottom to the top of the organization's hierarchy and finds that Memo is linked to the recent activities.
Cast
- Vin Diesel as DEA Agent Sean Vetter
- Larenz Tate as DEA Agent Demetrius Hicks
- Timothy Olyphant as "Hollywood" Jack Slayton
- Geno Silva as Memo Lucero
- Jacqueline Obradors as Stacy Vetter
- Karrine Steffans as Candice Hicks
- Steve Eastin as Supervisory DEA Agent Ty Frost
- Juan Fernández as Mateo Santos
- Jeff Kober as Pomona Joe
- Marco Rodríguez as Hondo
- Mike Moroff as Gustavo Leon
- Emilio Rivera as Garza
- George Sharperson as Big Sexy
- Malieek Straughter as Overdose
- Alice Amter as Marta
- Ken Davitian as Ramon Cadena
Release
Box office
After a prolonged delay, A Man Apart was finally released April 4, 2003 in 2,459 theaters and grossed $11,019,224 on its opening weekend, ranking #3 at the box office. As of July 10, 2003, the film has a domestic box office gross of $26,736,098 and an international gross of $17,614,828, giving it a worldwide total of $44,350,926.[1]
Critical reception
The film was panned by critics. On Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 11% based on reviews from 132 critics. The site's consensus is "Action and drama elements don't mix well in this clichéd actioner".[2] On Metacritic the film has an average score of 36 out of 100 based on 32 reviews.[3]
Home video
A Man Apart was released on DVD on September 2, 2003 as a 'barebones' release, containing no special features except deleted scenes and trailers. It was criticized for its poor video transfer. The film was later released on Blu-ray Disc on August 14, 2012.
Lawsuit
The film's original title "Diablo" was the subject of a lawsuit[4] by the video game company Blizzard Entertainment in 2001 when the developer/publisher filed against New Line Cinema, claiming trademark infringement on the name Diablo (a title used by Blizzard for a franchise of role-playing video games). A court initially ruled in favor of Blizzard, but the decision was reversed on appeal.[5] Ultimately, New Line changed the film's name.
Soundtrack
- "The Messenjah (Tweaker Remix)" - P.O.D
- "Straight Out of Line" - Godsmack
- "Right Now" - Korn
- "I'm Tired of Good, I'm Trying Bad" - Bootsy Collins
- "Touch" - Seal
- "Descarga Total" - Maraca
- "Double Drums" - Peter Kruder
- "6 Underground" - Sneaker Pimps
- "But I Feel Good" - Groove Armada
- "King for a Day" - Jamiroquai
- "Buena" - Morphine
- "My Own Prison" - Creed
- "Rover Take Over" - Lords of Acid
- "Gone!" - The Cure
- "Broken Home" - Papa Roach
- "Nothing To Lose" - Buddy Klein
- “Blurry” - Puddle Of Mudd
Footnotes
- ^ The film's distribution rights were transferred to Warner Bros. in 2008.
References
- ^ a b c "A Man Apart (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ "A Man Apart (2003)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ "Man Apart, A reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ "Blizzard sues over Diablo name". Geek.com. 2001-03-02. Archived from the original on 2009-08-01. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ Patrizio, Andy (2003-08-27). "A Man Apart Review". IGN. Archived from the original on 2009-08-01. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
External links
- A Man Apart at AllMovie
- A Man Apart at IMDb
- A Man Apart at Rotten Tomatoes
- A Man Apart at Metacritic