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A cop teams up with the former head of a drug cartel to avenge the death of the woman he loved in this action-drama. Sean Vetter (Vin Diesel) and Demetrius Hicks (Larenz Tate) are a pair of DEA agents... read more read more... who think they've made the bust of a lifetime when they capture 'Memo' Lucero (Geno Silva), a multi-millionaire drug lord who controlled most of the narcotics traffic along the border of Mexico and the United States. However, with Lucero behind bars, a new and decidedly more dangerous underworld kingpin rises to take his place, and Diablo (Timothy Olyphant), also known as Hollywood Jack Slayton, soon proves to be even more dangerous than Lucero when he orders his gunmen to assassinate Vetter. While Vetter escapes unharmed, his wife is killed, and Vetter is thrown deep into despair. Now Vetter is obsessed with bringing Diablo to justice, and he's willing to do anything to bring him down -- even if it means teaming up with Lucero. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: September 2, 2003

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  • August 7, 2009
    if i pull all the vin diesel crap ive seen in the last 10 years out of my memory, this would probably seem like a masterpice. i would actually see this again
  • December 14, 2007
    Vin Diesel gives a stunning and kinetic perfromance. It proves that he's more than a stellar action star. Larenz Tate is teriffic. A poweful and hard hitting urban crime drama. It fuells it's riveting story with explosive action and suspense. A stylish, exciting, thrilling and ra... read morezor-sharp adreniline-fuelled thriller. It's explovsive and excellent. An emotionally gripping and exhilerating movie. Slickly crafted and well-developed by Director, F. Gary Gray. He knows how to bring out the best in his films with characters and story.
  • March 13, 2007
    THIS COULD BE SO MUCH BETTER!! the right director, good cast and story - just not put together right - not enuff emotion and script was dull - had so much potential - but waddya gonna do?
  • November 13, 2006
    Vin Diesel does a good performance as a member of a different gang in this action film.
  • November 25, 2007
    This was a fantastic movie. Vin Diesel does a good performance as a member of a different gang in this action film. Lots of action, good plot. I highly recommend it.
  • June 7, 2006
    A an action-revenge flick thats boring as hell. There is no drive, no believeable reasoning behind our protagonists actions. By the end of it all you just wonder why.
  • July 4, 2008
    Vin in a toned down action, more dramatic le..not a bad watch..holds your interest
  • April 17, 2007
    A great movie.
  • November 30, 2006
    This movie has Vin as a DEA agent taking on a Mexican drug lord and he isn't playing around. Vin is totally bad ass, taking names and busting heads. This movie has loads of action but also some quiet moments like when Vin is romancing his wife or hanging with his partner and frie... read morend Larenz Tate. And it features one hell of a beat down by Vin on some poor bastard. A must see for all action fans.
  • March 1, 2006
    Very sad movie, but pretty good.

Critic Reviews


J. R. Jones
February 27, 2007
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

The script for this action vehicle is like something you'd find under the cushions of Steven Seagal's couch, but Diesel, to his credit, digs into his role as if it were Hamlet. Full Review

Jami Bernard
April 22, 2003
Jami Bernard, New York Daily News

The film would be totally unwatchable without the very real charisma of Diesel. Full Review

Robert Koehler
April 15, 2003
Robert Koehler, Variety

Once thoughts of revenge fill the head of Diesel's Sean Vetter, the direction of the story unfortunately goes south. Full Review

Richard Roeper
April 7, 2003
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

[I]t's well made, but we've seen all of this, so many times before. Full Review

Mike Clark
April 4, 2003
Mike Clark, USA Today

It's all fast and furious up to its draggy finale, and yes, it could spark a sequel. Prepare yourself for coming dread in 18 months: A Man Together. Full Review

Geoff Pevere
April 4, 2003
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star

Although more fun than the preachy Training Day, A Man Apart never quite reaches the seedy depths of Narc. Full Review

Mick LaSalle
April 4, 2003
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

It's hard to approach a movie like this expecting Citizen Kane ... But I did expect a good Vin Diesel movie, a showcase for this magnetic actor's personality. That's where A Man Apart falls short. Full Review

Peter Travers
April 4, 2003
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

With more movies like A Man Apart, it'll be kaput to Diesel's acting future.

Steven Rea
April 4, 2003
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

Diesel doesn't have the chops, or the charisma, to overcome the pic's formula conceits.

Roger Moore
April 4, 2003
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

Try remaking the classic drugs-and-cops thriller 'The French Connection' without the style, without the electric chase scenes or the witty cat-and-mouse game. Without the French. Without Gene Hackman....

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