When it seems that everyone who could possibly be killed is dead and the movie must surely be over, there's another whole chapter. Sure, he gets shot now and again, but can you walk around Mexico City as an accused cop-killer and outgun professional killers indefinitely?
And as he plows his way through the labyrinth of those responsible for kidnapping the girl, the body count becomes a little ridiculous, and Washington's character, who seemed very human, begins uncomfortably to resemble an invulnerable superhero. He seems to be homeless, yet has frequent changes of wardrobe and weaponry, even producing a shoulder-mounted missile launcher when necessary.
The hero outshoots and outsmarts half the bad guys in Mexico City. The screenplay is by Brian Helgeland, whose work on ' Mystic River' dealt with revenge in deep, painful personal terms.
