Filmed in 2000 and released two years afterThe Fast and the Furious, Diesel teamed up with directorF.
Gary Gray(The Negotiator,Set It Off) for the R-rated revenge tale.
With Luceros acquaintances out of the picture, Diablo orders for Vetters assassination.
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The attempt on Vetters life goes south when the DEA agent manages to survive his wounds.
Unfortunately, his wife Stacy (Jacqueline Obradors) is killed in the process.
While Diesels Vetter is written like a clone ofThe Punisher, his natural charisma elevates the oversimplified screenplay.
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One scene has Vetter intimidating a low-level cocaine dealer with a revolver carrying a single bullet.
He succeeds in contrasting his spark-in-the-eye personality before Stacys death to his mentally unstable demeanor after the tragedy.
While more successful financially, that film was far more restrained in execution compared to Diesels earlier revenge picture.
