I've been collecting and watching and rewatching Denzel Washington movies lately, trying to figure out the guy's magic, because he sure has it. This movie is very contrived, but still works. It's kind of a Hitchcock type riff rather than the revenge format that is more often used for this sort of vehicle for Denzel. There are film noir elements to it. The movie is complicated and convoluted but you always know what is going on. And anchoring it like the rock of Gibraltar is Mr. Washington. I don't think any other actor has assumed the type of movie personality that John Wayne had as well as Denzel Washington. If he's in the scene, your watching him, and you know he will prevail, albeit a bit beat up, and whether he's playing the cops, the bad guys or some sort of secret agent type, the humanity of the man is always visible. Remarkable. Thanks Denzel, I love your movies.
Review of Out of Time
