Fire With Fire

Bruce Willis, Josh Duhamel, Rosario Dawson, Vincent D’Onofrio…looking at a cast that strong and realizing this movie never made it into theaters will lead you to the conclusion that this movie must really suck. Well, surprise, surprise. It doesn’t In fact, it’s pretty damn entertaining. The story centers on a fireman (Duhamel) who witnesses a murder in a convenience store and decides to do the right thing and testify even though the killer is a psychotic mob boss with a knack for violence. To keep him safe for the trial, the fireman is put into witness protection, but it isn’t long before his whereabouts becomes known to the killers and the chase begins. Veteran television director David Barrett (The Mentalist, Castle) does a good job keeping the tension cranked up to 11 throughout most of the film, and that keeps the energy levels high enough to forgive the occasional gaping holes in the plot. Of course, all he really needs to do is keep the camera focused on D’Onofrio whose performance as the killer is absolutely chilling throughout the film.