A wave of kidnappings has swept through Mexico sending a sense of panic amongst the wealthier citizens, especially parents. in a six day period there were twenty four abductions leading many, to have bodyguards for their children. enters Creasy (Denzel Washington) a former CIA assassin and presently an alcoholic, who has seen too much of violence and corruption in the world and has become jaded and withdrawn and has pretty much given up on life, has agreed to take a job to protect a child whoose parents are threatened by the kidnappings, he is hired by an industrialist Samuel Ramos with the recommendation of a friend Rayburn to be the bodyguard of his young daughter, Pita., But Creasy sees this only as a job, showing no interest in her whatsoever, as he is not interested in being a bodyguard especially to a youngster.
Creasy barley tolerates the precocious child and her pestering questions about him and his life, but gradually she chips away at his seemingly impenetrable exterior changing the behaviour of the cold Creasy making him live and smile again, reawakening their relationship and rekindling his spirt whilst regaining some of his faith in humanity again.
Things take an ugly turn when Pita gets abducted by gunmen who shoot Creasy and leave him to die in the streets. enraged beyond reason the tragic event changes the old Creasy back to his old behaviour, his fiery rage becomes unleashed at those he feels responsible and he becomes determined to rescue her and kill everyone who is involved in the kidnapping and no one can stop him.
Unfortunately for Creasy it gets out of hand,he has done all he can and soon realises the only way he can reason with these abductors is to give up his life for Pita
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Thank you Suzy, this is well done
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