Phil Broker was a DEA agent who went deep undercover in a biker gang to expose their drug dealing operation; now he has retired to a quiet town in the Louisiana bayous. He is hoping for a quiet life with his young daughter Maddy but an apparently minor incident rapidly escalates to the point that his old foes are coming after him. A schoolyard bully picks on Maddy but gets more than he bargained for when she gives him a bloody nose. The boy's mother pushes her husband into confronting Broker but he just ends up being put on the floor. This just makes matters worse; after her husband's humiliation she gets her vicious crystal meth dealing brother, 'Gator', involved. He discovers Broker's true identity and decides that he can use this to get the bikers, who want revenge against Broker, to get them to distribute his product. When they arrive mayhem is inevitable.
This is a fairly routine Jason Statham action thriller; there are few real surprises but as one would expect the action is pretty impressive with lots of fights, shooting and a fairly spectacular explosion near the end. The story is decent enough and the characters are fun to watch; we are in little doubt as to which side most characters are but there are a few more ambiguous characters including a sheriff who has been turning a blind to Gator and some 'bad guys' who think things are going too far when young Maddy is threatened. Jason Statham puts in a solid performance as Broker and James Franco is pretty good as Gator. Young Izabela Vidovic impressed as Maddy. The rest of the cast were pretty solid although Winona Ryder was somewhat underused. Overall this is hardly a must see but if you just want a decent action film and are a fan of Jason Statham then it is worth checking out.
This is a fairly routine Jason Statham action thriller; there are few real surprises but as one would expect the action is pretty impressive with lots of fights, shooting and a fairly spectacular explosion near the end. The story is decent enough and the characters are fun to watch; we are in little doubt as to which side most characters are but there are a few more ambiguous characters including a sheriff who has been turning a blind to Gator and some 'bad guys' who think things are going too far when young Maddy is threatened. Jason Statham puts in a solid performance as Broker and James Franco is pretty good as Gator. Young Izabela Vidovic impressed as Maddy. The rest of the cast were pretty solid although Winona Ryder was somewhat underused. Overall this is hardly a must see but if you just want a decent action film and are a fan of Jason Statham then it is worth checking out.