Blu-ray Review – A Man Apart

Technically, 2003's "A Man Apart" doesn't fall into the Vin Diesel
career feeding frenzy that developed after the release of 2001's "The
Fast and the Furious." Although issued after the monstrous "XXX," "A Man
Apart" was actually shot in late 2000/early 2001, when the star was
merely a curiosity with a minor hit ("Pitch Black") on his resume.
However, post-production troubles kept the feature out of sight for the
next two years, finally released when Diesel's brand name was red-hot
and audiences were starting to question the Hollywood hype machine
surrounding the growly brute. Intended to play into the actor's more
dramatic interests, "A Man Apart" was marketed as a tough guy
experience, emphasizing the lead's position as a thunderous force of big
screen revenge, peppered with explosions and cowering villains. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com