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The Fourth Angel

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Putting work first, editor Jack Elgin (Jeremy Irons) reroutes his family's vacation to cover a story in India. However, his selfish decision comes back to haunt him when terrorists hijack their flight. Though their demands are met, the terrorists fire on the passengers, killing Elgin's wife and daughter. Elgin manages to survive and save his son, but after the attack he dedicates his life to justice and revenge. Meanwhile, an FBI agent (Forest Whitaker) also looks to bring down the terrorists.

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Christopher Null Filmcritic.com perplexing Rated: 3/5 Aug 3, 2003 Full Review Globe and Mail Rated: 2/4 Apr 26, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jelisije J A man seeks revenge on a group of terrorist who killed his family in a rushed, predictable, low budget revenge action movie that wastes such great actors with such a mediocre plot. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/22/25 Full Review David M I always enjoy Jeremy Irons and I agree with those reviews that praise his performance and Forrest Whitaker's acting with a limited role. That said, the extremely hackneyed and lazy "twist" ending ruined this film for me after a good first half. Good acting can't overcome plot holes that strain credulity. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 05/11/25 Full Review Terry S Superbly acted with top-notch performances from all the charac Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/21/22 Full Review Audience Member not a classic,but not a snoozer either-easily watchable cause you truly care if those hi-jackers get theirs.seen lot worse. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Revenge-driven story with some interesting twists -- Irons and Whitaker definitely make this worth watching. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member It has a promising thriller premise, but suffers greatly from bad execution, b-movie direction and substandard support acting. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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John Irvin

Director

Jeremy Irons

Jack Elgin

Forest Whitaker

Agent Jules Bernard

Charlotte Rampling

Kate Stockton

Jason Priestley

Davidson

Ian McNeice

Lewison
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Synopsis Putting work first, editor Jack Elgin (Jeremy Irons) reroutes his family's vacation to cover a story in India. However, his selfish decision comes back to haunt him when terrorists hijack their flight. Though their demands are met, the terrorists fire on the passengers, killing Elgin's wife and daughter. Elgin manages to survive and save his son, but after the attack he dedicates his life to justice and revenge. Meanwhile, an FBI agent (Forest Whitaker) also looks to bring down the terrorists.
Director
John Irvin
Producer
Allan Scott
Screenwriter
Allan Scott
Distributor
Cinévia Films, Manga Films S.L., Artisan Entertainment, MC-One (Media Cooperation One) GmbH [de], Argentina Video Home, New Legend Media, Global Cinema Group, Eagle Pictures S.p.a. [it]
Production Co
Norstar Entertainment Inc., Sky Pictures, New Legend Media, Rafford Films
Rating
R (Strong Violence|Some Language)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 25, 2002, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 19, 2003
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)