Let's face it, most revenge pics that share this plot in common are pretty lame. A Man Apart is no exception. In fact it takes a load of talent to make such a plot surprising and enjoyable, a task which only The Limey has managed to pull off in recent years. This movie just doesn't have the talent. And I normally like F. Gary Gray's work (The Negotiator, The Italian Job), but when you lack the talent of Kevin Spacey, Sam Jackson and you're carrying an awful script, well, there's not a whole lot that anyone can do for you.

The plot is filled with such amazing leaps in both logic and idiocy, that you can hardly stomach the goings-on. Only the lovely ladies that occasionally flitter nude across the screen add a value to the proceedings. Let's not address how a man making at the most, $60,000 a year can afford a beach front home in Santa Monica. And I don't mean to be a prick, but anyone that places their bedroom right next to an always-open, ground level sliding glass door deserves to be shot in their sleep.

Vinny tries to take a somewhat more "dramatic turn". Let me give you a few hints there, Vin. Forget about impressing people with your acting skills and working on pumping, flexing and firing guns in front of the camera. Instead of Vin's glowering, it's much more exciting to watch "Hollywood Jack" - Tim Olyphant skeezes and slimes his way around the movie like the long lost brother of Vince Vaughn. I'm a big fan of Olyphant's portrayal of a drug dealer in the super-underrated Go, and here, it's no exception.

A Man Apart is so predictable that it's only surprising in how completely unoriginal it is. A big sorry sack of a movie.

Movie Grade: C-

Video: 4 out of 5
This is a great looking transfer, and given the lack of extras on the disc, it better be. They also include a Full Screen version for all you ignorant people out there who think the "black lines" are "deleting part of the picture."
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1 / Full Screen 1.33:1