Following an incident where a hostage is accidentally killed by the police in Seattle detective Quentin Conners is suspended from duty and his partner leaves the police. Sometime later a group of armed men take control of a bank; when the alarm is triggered the building is surrounded by the police. The gang's leader, who calls himself 'Lorenz' says he will only deal with Conners. Fearing Lorenz will kill the hostages it is decided to storm the building. Things don't go to plan and in the confusion crooks escape. Strangely there doesn't appear to be any money missing. Conners is to lead the search for the crooks, he is partnered with younger officer, Shane Dekker. As the investigation proceeds various theories as to what the thieves actually stole emerge before the true scale of the crime emerges.
This might not be the greatest example of the genre but it is still a pretty good film. The story provides a decent amount of action, a good mystery and some genuinely surprising twists. The action is nicely varied with shootouts, fights, explosions and a decent motorbike/car chase. While nobody was going to be getting awards for this the cast is solid. Jason Statham is fun in the lead role; he is one of those actors who doesn't really do a wide variety of character types but does one type very well... fans know what to expect from him and shouldn't be disappointed. Wesley Snipes is suitable villainous as Lorenz; this may not be up with his performance in the likes of 'Demolition Man' but it is still good. Ryan Phillippe is solid as Dekker, a character not as charismatic as the other two leads but still interesting. The rest of the cast are pretty decent. Overall a fun film that I'd recommend to fans of the genre, specifically if you are a fan of Statham or Snipes.
This might not be the greatest example of the genre but it is still a pretty good film. The story provides a decent amount of action, a good mystery and some genuinely surprising twists. The action is nicely varied with shootouts, fights, explosions and a decent motorbike/car chase. While nobody was going to be getting awards for this the cast is solid. Jason Statham is fun in the lead role; he is one of those actors who doesn't really do a wide variety of character types but does one type very well... fans know what to expect from him and shouldn't be disappointed. Wesley Snipes is suitable villainous as Lorenz; this may not be up with his performance in the likes of 'Demolition Man' but it is still good. Ryan Phillippe is solid as Dekker, a character not as charismatic as the other two leads but still interesting. The rest of the cast are pretty decent. Overall a fun film that I'd recommend to fans of the genre, specifically if you are a fan of Statham or Snipes.