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Jack Elgin (Jeremy Irons) is an award-winning journalist
on a major European publication.
He knows people in very high places and is jetting off to
do an interview in India when his plane is hijacked. That's
not good and things are even worse because Elgin has taken
his family along for a "holiday".
The rescue assault is botched, many people die - including
some of his family - and he begins to use the legal system
to try to bring the killers to justice.
When that fails, he picks up some guns and sets out to do
a Dirty Harry on them.
Now while you do need to take a few leaps in plausibility
in The Fourth Angel, it is a damn good thriller and the cast
does an extremely good job.
Irons, not usually my favourite actor, is spot on as the
vengeful man, Forest Whitaker is even better as an agent out
to hunt down the vigilante.
The Fourth Angel does get a bit bloody, but the action and
violence are well within the bounds of the subject matter.
The transfer is absolutely terrific and the sound guys have
matched that with an effort that will have your speakers buzzing.
Conclusion: Movie 80% Extras 65%
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