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| Denzel Washington | ... | Matt Lee Whitlock | |
| Eva Mendes | ... | Alex Diaz Whitlock | |
| Sanaa Lathan | ... | Ann Merai Harrison | |
| Dean Cain | ... | Chris Harrison | |
| John Billingsley | ... | Chae | |
| Robert Baker | ... | Tony Dalton | |
| Alex Carter | ... | Cabot | |
| Antoni Corone | ... | Deputy Baste | |
| Terry Loughlin | ... | Agent Stark | |
| Nora Dunn | ... | Dr. Donovan | |
| James Murtaugh | ... | Dr. Frieland | |
| Peggy Sheffield | ... | Judy Anderson | |
| Evelyn Brooks | ... | Judy's Mom | |
| Eric Hissom | ... | Hotel Clerk | |
| Tom Hillmann | ... | Living Gift Salesman (as Tom Hilmann) | |
| Parris Buckner | ... | Dr. Shider | |
| Arian Waring Ash | ... | Dental Assistant (as Arian Ash) | |
| Mike Pniewski | ... | Agent White | |
| Veryl Jones | ... | Agent Fetzer (as Veryl E. Jones) | |
| Tim Ware | ... | Fire Chief | |
| Jesse Beaton | ... | Ramona (as Jesse B'Franklin) | |
| Ed Amatrudo | ... | Arson Investigator (as Edward Amatrudo) | |
| Neil Brown Jr. | ... | Morgue Attendant | |
| Elena Maria Garcia | ... | Bartender | |
| David J. Negron | ... | Sketch Artist (as David Negron) | |
| O.L. Duke | ... | Detective Bronze | |
| Sharlene Garcia | ... | Sharlene | |
| Ron Madoff | ... | Detective (as Ronald J. Madoff) | |
| Steve Raulerson | ... | Man Serving Divorce Papers | |
| Suzanne Grant | ... | Screaming Woman | |
| Dottie Healy | ... | Woman in Lobby (as Dorothy A. Healy) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Angelo Fierro | ... | Detective (uncredited) | |
| Deborah Smith Ford | ... | Mother (uncredited) | |
| WBBrown II | ... | Detective (uncredited) | |
| Catfish Jean | ... | Mall Patron (uncredited) | |
| Natalie McNeil | ... | Beach Partier (uncredited) | |
| Rick Michaels | ... | Arson Investigator (uncredited) | |
| Al Quinn | ... | Driver (uncredited) | |
| Mario Xavier | ... | Driver (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Carl Franklin | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| David Collard | (written by) (as Dave Collard) | |
Produced by | |||
| Jesse Beaton | .... | producer (as Jesse B'Franklin) | |
| Jon Berg | .... | executive producer | |
| Alex Gartner | .... | executive producer | |
| Dan Genetti | .... | associate producer | |
| Neal H. Moritz | .... | producer | |
| Kevin Reidy | .... | executive producer | |
| Damien Saccani | .... | executive producer | |
| Stephen Traxler | .... | associate producer (as Steve Traxler) | |
| Gina White | .... | associate producer | |
| Stokely Chaffin | .... | producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Graeme Revell | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Theo van de Sande | (director of photography) (as Theo Van De Sande) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Carole Kravetz Aykanian | (as Carole Kravetz-Aykanian) | ||
Casting by | |||
| Mali Finn | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Paul Peters | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Gary Kosko | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Kathryn Peters | (as Kathryn Peters-Cardinale) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Sharen Davis | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Larry M. Cherry | .... | hair stylist: Denzel Washington (as Larry Cherry) | |
| Carl Fullerton | .... | makeup artist: Denzel Washington | |
| Elizabeth Lambert | .... | makeup artist (as Beth Lambert) | |
| Elaine L. Offers | .... | key makeup artist (as Elaine Offers) | |
| Rod Ortega | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Gianna Sparacino | .... | hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| Kevin Reidy | .... | unit production manager | |
| Aaron B. Koontz | .... | assistant production manager (uncredited) | |
| Darren Moorman | .... | production supervisor: additional photography (uncredited) | |
| Stephen Traxler | .... | production supervisor (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Bob Brown | .... | second unit director (as Robert Brown) | |
| Jamala Gaither | .... | second second assistant director | |
| Melanie Grefe | .... | first assistant director: second unit (as Melanie Grefé) | |
| Nina Jack | .... | second assistant director | |
| Karen Radzikowski | .... | second assistant director: second unit | |
| Barry K. Thomas | .... | first assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Will Blount | .... | property master | |
| Lewis Bowen | .... | paint foreman | |
| Michael Calabrese | .... | leadman | |
| Cliff Carothers | .... | construction foreman | |
| Monica Castro | .... | assistant property master | |
| Henry Dando | .... | greens person | |
| Stephen P. Durante | .... | leadman | |
| Richard Fojo | .... | assistant art director | |
| Geoffrey S. Grimsman | .... | lead set designer | |
| Christine Hughen | .... | assistant set decorator | |
| Alexa Marino | .... | art department coordinator | |
| David J. Negron | .... | storyboard artist (as David Negron Sr.) | |
| Holly Ritchie | .... | standby painter | |
| Jeff Snyder | .... | set dresser | |
| Douglas Womack | .... | construction coordinator (as Douglas A. Womack) | |
| Amanda S. Burns | .... | art/construction office coordinator: Gulf Coast (uncredited) | |
| Peter Damien | .... | construction foreman (uncredited) | |
| Dupree Dial | .... | set dresser (uncredited) | |
| Stephen I. Erdberg | .... | set dresser (uncredited) | |
| Michael J. Flynn | .... | on-set greens (uncredited) | |
| Romain Gateau | .... | third property assistant (uncredited) | |
| James Harris | .... | shop foreman (uncredited) | |
| Fred Moyse | .... | construction paramedic (uncredited) | |
| Jeremy Alan Read | .... | set dresser (uncredited) | |
| Alan S. Reynolds | .... | charge scenic: West Coast (uncredited) | |
| Chris Samp | .... | stand-by painter: reshoots (uncredited) | |
| Nicholas Scott | .... | stand-by painter: second unit (uncredited) | |
| Roger Sherman | .... | scenic artist (uncredited) | |
| Jeff Shewbert | .... | propmaker foreman (uncredited) | |
| Michele Waldfogel | .... | art department coordinator (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Walter Anderson | .... | production sound mixer | |
| Scott Clements | .... | cable | |
| Victor Ray Ennis | .... | first assistant effects editor | |
| Linda Folk | .... | adr editor | |
| Gary Gegan | .... | re-recording sound mixer | |
| Jeremy J. Gordon | .... | dialogue editor (as Jeremy Gordon) | |
| Kimberly Harris | .... | adr supervisor | |
| Greg Hedgepath | .... | supervising sound editor (as Gregory Hedgepath) | |
| Dan Hegeman | .... | effects editor | |
| Matthew Iadarola | .... | re-recording sound mixer | |
| Daniel S. Irwin | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Shawn Kennelly | .... | foley mixer | |
| Laura Macias | .... | foley artist | |
| Michael A. Morongell | .... | mixing engineer (as Michael Morongel) | |
| Chris Navarro | .... | adr recordist | |
| Tom Ozanich | .... | effects editor | |
| Andy Peach | .... | mixing recordist (as Andrew Peach) | |
| Andy Potvin | .... | dolby sound consultant | |
| Paul Rodriguez | .... | mix facility coordinator | |
| Sean Rowe | .... | foley artist | |
| Douglas Shamburger | .... | boom operator | |
| Mary Ruth Smith | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Peter Staubli | .... | foley supervisor | |
| Eric Thompson | .... | adr mixer | |
| Ben Wilkins | .... | effects editor | |
| John Bires | .... | sound engineer (uncredited) | |
| Tom Ozanich | .... | sound designer (uncredited) | |
| Martin Schloemer | .... | sound recordist (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Michael E. Doyle | .... | special effects foreman (as Michael Doyle) | |
| Kevin Harris | .... | special effects coordinator | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| R. Christopher Biggs | .... | compositor: Boy Wonder (as Chris Biggs) | |
| Julie Currin | .... | producer: additional titles | |
| Fish Essenfeld | .... | compositor: Boy Wonder | |
| Paul Graff | .... | compositor: Boy Wonder | |
| Dennis Hoffman | .... | visual effects producer: Boy Wonder | |
| Adam Howard | .... | inferno artist: additional titles | |
| John Huikku | .... | compositor: Boy Wonder | |
| Kenton Hulme | .... | visual effects editor: Boy Wonder | |
| Daryl Klein | .... | compositor: Boy Wonder | |
| Tim Landry | .... | visual effects supervisor: Boy Wonder | |
| Frank Maurer | .... | compositor: Boy Wonder | |
| Debbi Nikkel | .... | visual effects coordinator: Boy Wonder (as Deborah A. Nikkel) | |
| Marlo Pabon | .... | compositing supervisor: Boy Wonder | |
| Steve Rundell | .... | executive producer: additional titles | |
| Sharmishtha Sohoni | .... | compositor: Boy Wonder (as Sharmishtha R. Sohoni) | |
| Burt Ward | .... | visual effects executive producer: Boy Wonder | |
| Everette Webber | .... | compositor: additional titles | |
| Steve Fong | .... | visual effects artist (uncredited) | |
| Kyle J. Healey | .... | senior compositor (uncredited) | |
| Brian Smallwood | .... | digital artist (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Bob Brown | .... | stunt coordinator (as Robert Brown) | |
| Troy Brown | .... | stunt player | |
| Jon H. Epstein | .... | stunt coordinator: second unit (as Jon Epstein) | |
| Diana Michaels | .... | stunt player | |
| Robert Powell | .... | assistant stunt coordinator | |
| J.C. Robaina | .... | stunt player | |
| Iris Lynne Sherman | .... | stunt player | |
| Don Abbatiello | .... | picture car coordinator (uncredited) | |
| Tom Bahr | .... | utility stunts (uncredited) | |
| Chick Bernhardt | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Nick Brandon | .... | stunt rigger (uncredited) | |
| James M. Churchman | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| John DePasquale | .... | utility stunts (uncredited) | |
| Angela Meryl | .... | stunt double: Sanaa Lathan (uncredited) | |
| Angela Meryl | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Kiana Politis | .... | stunt driver (uncredited) | |
| Robert Powell | .... | stunt double: Denzel Washington (uncredited) | |
| Erik Solky | .... | utility stunts (uncredited) | |
| Mark Terry | .... | utility stunts (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Barbara Harris | .... | voice casting | |
| Chris Hogenson | .... | casting assistant | |
| Kimberly Mullen | .... | casting: Florida | |
| Mark Mullen | .... | casting: Florida | |
| David Rapaport | .... | casting associate | |
| Katie Griffin | .... | extras casting associate (uncredited) | |
| Lori Wyman | .... | casting: Florida (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Yaa Boaa Aning | .... | wardrobe production assistant | |
| Yvonne Bastidos | .... | costumer | |
| Marylou Lim | .... | costumer | |
| Frank Perry Rose | .... | costumer: Denzel Washington (as Frank Rose) | |
| Riki Lin Sabusawa | .... | key costumer (as Riki Sabusawa-Roach) | |
| Jennifer Todoroff | .... | costume production assistant (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Gary Burritt | .... | negative cutter | |
| Marcus Franklin | .... | second assistant editor | |
| Yoshie Ishiguro | .... | avid assistant editor | |
| Stephanie Johnson | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Blake Maniquis | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Mato | .... | color timer | |
| Hilda Saffari | .... | digital intermediate producer (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Mark Curry | .... | scoring and mixing engineer | |
| Debbi Datz-Pyle | .... | music contractor | |
| Alex Gibson | .... | music editor | |
| Gregg Nestor | .... | music preparation | |
| Frankie Pine | .... | music consultant | |
| Ashley Revell | .... | music editor | |
| David E. Russo | .... | music programming (as David Russo) | |
| Tim Simonec | .... | conductor | |
| Tim Simonec | .... | orchestrator | |
| Peter Erskine | .... | musician (uncredited) | |
| Alex Gibson | .... | music editor: temp tracks (uncredited) | |
| Roy Prendergast | .... | music editor: temp music (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Willie 'Coop' Cooper | .... | driver: Carl Franklin | |
| Larry Crenshaw | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Reggie Frye | .... | bus driver: Denzel Washington | |
| Gavin Roberson | .... | driver: Denzel Washington (as C. Gavin Roberson) | |
| Melvin A. Turner | .... | transportation captain (as Melvin Turner) | |
| Troy Flynn | .... | transportation (uncredited) | |
| Reg Frey | .... | Mr. Washington's bus driver (uncredited) | |
| Bob 'Smitty' Smith | .... | driver (uncredited) | |
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Matt Lee Whitlock is the chief of police in a town in Florida. He has an ex-wife on the job and a girlfriend dieing of cancer. When Ann tells him that her husband has changed the details of her life insurance policy, Matt agrees to be named the new beneficiary in order to keep any payout safe. Meanwhile, under pressure to help her treatment, Matt takes drug money from the police safe however, when Ann and her husband are both killed in an arson attack on their home a murder investigation is launched with Matt's ex-wife Alex heading it up. Initially quick to cover all links between him and Ann, Matt soon finds that all the clues are starting to point to him and realises that he is being framed.
Despite a solid (and sexy) cast, this looked too much like an average crime thriller to bother me to go to the cinema. However on DVD I decided to give it a go over the weekend as it seemed more suited to the small screen. Indeed the plot is no great shakes and is essentially a series of little set pieces on the way to a twist that was so apparent that the film doesn't even really deliver it with any great effort. However this is not to say it is no good, but just that it is nothing particularly special. The direction is good and it really helps the film keep a good sense of pace in the way the camera spins around in even the office environment but really it is the cast that make this stand out from the many other crime thrillers that never make it to the cinema.
Washington may well be slumming it here (he criticised it because he said all he did was run) but he holds the attention really well. His character doesn't really act like he should do and sometimes he is just plain wrong but Washington is suitably frantic and sweaty like a man hemmed in on all sides. Mendes is enjoyable even if she has no real character to speak of either, while Lathan rounds out the sex appeal with an OK performance but hardly the femme fatale that she should have been. Cain does better than he usually does and credit to him that he does manage to hold his own with Washington. Generally none of the lead three really act at the level that they can but their presence makes it more interesting.
Overall, my (and most viewers) assumptions were mostly right it is an enjoyable little thriller but not one that is really worth hunting down. The big name cast are sexy and do reasonably well with the little they are given and director Franklin injects more pace that it probably deserved and the end result is a solid enough little film but not one that really does anything special.