A charming scene from Man On Fire, a 2004 film starring Denzel Washington and 9 year old Dakota Fanning. No matter the quality of the film Denzel is in, Denzel is always good and Fanning more than holds her own. In fact the chemistry between the two of them in the first part is what elevates the movie above an average action picture and sustains the viewer through the bloody mess it becomes in the second part.
Denzel plays a depressed and alcoholic mercenary trying to escape his past who becomes the bodyguard for Fanning, the child of a wealthy Anglo-Mexican family living in Mexico City. In this scene, everything after Dakota says "you're smiling" is improvised by the two actors.
This remains a terrific film ( and a remake the original starred Scott Glenn).
ReplyDeleteSolid performance by Christopher Walken and Rahda Mitchell as Dakotas Mom.
Great chemistry between Denziel and Fanning
That was an excellent scene.
ReplyDeleteOne of the few things I look forward to these days is reading these posts from "Things Have Changed". Thanks for posting!
I appreciate the thought.
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