

When Vetter's wife is killed in a botched hit organized by Diablo, he seeks revenge against those responsible. But in the process, Vetter and Hicks have to fight their way up the chain to get to Diablo but it's easier said than done when all Vetter can focus on is revenge.
Acting
Diesel's raw breakdown scenes hit harder than expected.
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI firefights with actual squibs and shattered glass.

Director
F. Gary Gray
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
F. Gary Gray made this between Friday and Italian Job, proving he could stage chaos before going glossy. The Mexico sequence's handheld urgency influenced later cartel cinema.
Originally titled 'Diablo' — changed because test audiences kept expecting supernatural horror. The studio feared confusion with 2001's 'The Fast and the Furious' Diesel overlap.
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love that quote... a man with nothing to live for is a man with everything to fight for.
@loserguy1022 13
This was definitely one of Vin's best movies.
@destroyka777 15
I remember watching this in theaters and it effected me really deep because I was going through my own hard time and this movie helped me.
@gino82marrone 10
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