Line #28 Film/FireWithFire


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3	->''"Revenge has its own set of rules."''
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5	''Fire with Fire'' is a 2012 action thriller film directed by David Barrett, starring Creator/JoshDuhamel, Creator/BruceWillis, Creator/RosarioDawson, Creator/VincentDOnofrio, and Music/FiftyCent.
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7	A gang of California neo-Nazis are captured for a double murder they committed after being identified by a firefighter named Jeremy Coleman (Duhamel), who witnessed the whole ordeal. Coleman is placed in WitnessProtection, but when the Nazis' leader is released before trial and threatens his life, he's forced to take desperate action.
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9	Not to be confused with the [[Film/FireWithFire1986 1986 romantic drama]] of the same title.
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12	!!This film contains examples of:
13	* ActionGirl: Talia is a US Marshal, teaching her boyfriend Jeremy to shoot. He [[DamselInDistress has to rescue her once]] when the bad guys go after them, but in the last case she [[DamselOutOfDistress rescues herself]] and [[DistressedDude then him]], taking out the BigBad plus his very skilled hitman while doing so.
14	* AmoralAttorney: [[spoiler:Subverted. Hagan's lawyer seems to be a scumbag for defending such a psycho, but he's shown to sincerely believe in the American justice system and only keeps Hagan on out of fear for his and his family's lives.]]
15	* AxCrazy: David shows himself to be particularly vicious, cruel and bloodthirsty to anybody who crosses his path. Boyd is just as bloodthirsty and psychotic, but unlike Hagan is much more outspoken, whooping with glee after Hagan shoots the store owner and his son.
16	* ArchEnemy: Jeremy Coleman has David Hagan, a neo-Nazi gang leader who spends the film pursuing him as a witness.
17	* BadassBoast:
18	-->-'''Jeremy''' "To Hell with Witness Protection; you're gonna need protection from me."
19	* BigBad: David Hagan, the neo-Nazi gang leader after Jeremy.
20	* BlackDudeDiesFirst: The store owner and his son who are murdered while Jeremy watches by Neo-Nazi crime boss David Hagan to send a message for the local black gang they pay protection.
21	* BridalCarry: Jeremy carries Talia away from the fire at the end this way (he is a firefighter).
22	* CopKiller: David Hagan had one of the detectives investigating him murdered along with his wife, but the police wouldn't prove he did it.
23	* DamselInDistress: Talia is shot but survives early on when an attempt is made on Jeremy's life. He manages to save her.
24	* DamselOutOfDistress: When she's captured right before the finale, Talia frees herself and then helps take down the villains.
25	* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: Jeremy was motivated to fight fires because his parents died in one.
26	* DisproportionateRetribution: If you get in Hagan's way with anything, he ''will'' kill you and everybody you love.
27	* DistressedDude: Jeremy is beaten up multiple times and nearly killed. Near the end Talia comes to save him from Hagan before he's killed.
28	* EvilPlan: David Hagan is hunting down a man who witnessed his crimes and testified against him so he can kill him and his entire family.
29	* FairCop: Talia Durham is a beautiful US Marshal who's assigned to Jeremy when he's put in WitnessProtection, and he starts a relationship with her.
30	* GreaterScopeVillain: Hagan has a boss, but we never meet them.
31	* ItsPersonal: Mike Cella wants to get David Hagan not just for being an evil crime boss, but due to him murdering Mike's partner before, along with his partner's wife.
32	* KickTheDog: David Hagan is a dog-kicking machine, slaughtering the entire families of anybody who crosses him in any way.
33	* MightAsWellNotBeInPrisonAtAll: David Hagan mentions this, warning Jeremy that even if he's sent to prison, he'll still be the head of his gang from the inside and send assassins after him. Not only him, but also his loved ones. Indeed, he even started as a prison gang leader first.
34	* MobWar: Hagan's "Aryan Brothers" gang spend the film moving in on a Crips neighbourhood.
35	* OffOnATechnicality: Hagan's lawyer threatens to do this if his client's bail is revoked for obviously ordering a hit on Jeremy.
36	* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: David Hagan is a Neo-Nazi crime boss who's the BigBad and naturally has some comments based on his ideology.
37	* ProfessionalKiller: David Hagan hires a hitman simply called Robert who is very skilled to kill Jeremy, the witness testifying about murders he committed.
38	* RasputinianDeath: [[spoiler:Hagan is axed in the chest, shot a few times, set on fire and knocked out a several-story window onto concrete.]]
39	* TheSociopath: David Hagan, a neo-Nazi who robs and kills with impunity, going after the families of anybody who tries to stop him. He shows absolutely no true feelings for anyone, and loves to hurt people.
40	* ThoseWackyNazis: The main villains are a neo-Nazi gang pursuing a witness.
41	* VigilanteMan: After he's nearly killed while in WitnessProtection and the brutal crime boss behind it threatens to also murder all of his loved ones, Jeremy determines that he's got to take him on his own. He goes after Hagan and his gang directly, killing several.
42	* WitlessProtectionProgram: Despite Jeremy getting put in Witness Protection, Hagan and his Nazis still find him.

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