A Man Apart is a 2003 American vigilante action film directed by F. Gary Gray and released by New Line Cinema. The film stars Vin Diesel and Larenz Tate. The story follows undercover DEA agent Sean Vetter who is on a vendetta to take down a mysterious drug lord named Diablo after his wife is murdered. The film was released in the United States on April 4, 2003. It received generally negative reviews from critics and performed poorly at the box office. Plot Sean Vetter and Demetrius Hicks, former criminals, are members of the U.S. DEA working on the California/Mexico border. After arresting drug baron, Memo Lucero, the mysterious "Diablo" steps in and organizes the assassination of Vetter, but his wife, Stacy is killed instead. Looking for revenge, Vetter acts outside the law to punish his wife's murderers. To accomplish that, he asks Memo, now in prison, for help finding Diablo. With Hicks' help, he hunts every member of the cartel from the bottom to the top of the organization's hierarchy and finds that Memo is linked to the recent activities. Cast Vin Diesel as DEA Agent Sean Vetter Larenz Tate as DEA Agent Demetrius Hicks Timothy Olyphant as Hollywood Jack Slayton Geno Silva as Memo "Diablo" Lucero Jacqueline Obradors as Stacy Vetter Karrine Steffans as Candice Hicks Steve Eastin as Supervisory DEA Agent Ty Frost Juan Fernández as Mateo Santos Jeff Kober as Pomona Joe Marco Rodríguez as Hondo Mike Moroff as Gustavo Leon Emilio Rivera as Garza Laura Salem-Harding as Nightclub Worker George Sharperson as Big Sexy Malieek Straughter as Monroe "Overdose" Johnson Alice Amter as Marta Ken Davitian as Ramon Cadena Release Box office After a prolonged delay, A Man Apart was finally released April 4, 2003 in 2,459 theaters and grossed $11,019,224 on its opening weekend, ranking #3 at the box office. As of July 10, 2003, the film has a domestic box office gross of $26,736,098 and an international gross of $17,614,828, giving it a worldwide total of $44,350,926. Critical reception The film was panned by critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 11% based on 132 reviews, with an average rating of 4/10. The site's consensus is: "Action and drama elements don't mix well in this clichéd actioner". On Metacritic, the film has an average score of 36 out of 100 based on 32 reviews. Home video A Man Apart was