Elyas

Yes, that's the two only films which plots are the closest to this one. One starring Denzell Washington the other one Mathias Schoenaerts; two are told in two different manners but are still solid, riveting; I mean you don't drop them before the end. Both are gripping too. Here, we can already say that Roschy Zem has something in common with Denzell Washington, because both were convincing true, authentic actors before performing this kind of action flick. They were definitely not action men like for instance JCVD, Jason Statham or why not Arnold Schwarzenegger or Bruce Willis. See Denzell and his Academy Awards statuette for TRAINING DAY and his EQUALIZER film series character. Of course, here, the Roschdy Zem's performance is closer to MAN ON FIRE - itself a remake from a French 1986 film - than EQUALIZER; closer not only because of the plot but also of the realism. And speaking of the director Florent Emilio Siri, never forrget that he gave us NID DE GUEPES, back in 2002, the greatest French action film ever made. But Siri seems to have lost much of his inspiration, compared to NID DE GUEPES, L'ENNEMII INTIME or HOSTAGE; except in a few scene, action scenes - in the camping van, which looks very like EQUALIZER - or in the tower. The only Siri's trademarks.