| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Kevin Bacon | ... | Nick Hume | |
| Garrett Hedlund | ... | Billy Darley | |
| Kelly Preston | ... | Helen Hume | |
| Jordan Garrett | ... | Lucas Hume | |
| Stuart Lafferty | ... | Brendan Hume | |
| Aisha Tyler | ... | Detective Wallis | |
| John Goodman | ... | Bones Darley | |
| Matt O'Leary | ... | Joe Darley (as Matthew O'Leary) | |
| Edi Gathegi | ... | Bodie | |
| Hector Atreyu Ruiz | ... | Heco | |
| Kanin Howell | ... | Baggy | |
| Dennis Keiffer | ... | Jamie | |
| Freddy Bouciegues | ... | Tommy | |
| Leigh Whannell | ... | Spink | |
| Casey Pieretti | ... | Dog | |
With his beloved, high school hockey-star son murdered before his eyes as part of a gang initiation rite, the mild-mannered family man and successful insurance executive, Nick Hume, finds himself losing hope in the justice system. As a result, seething with revenge, Nick buys a long, double-barrelled 12-gauge Rossi Overland shotgun, and summons up the courage to start a war with the hardened criminal, Billy Darley, and his gang of street thugs. But, violence begets violence, and now, there is no turning back. And, one by one, Billy's henchmen are going to pay in blood. Will Nick be able to recognise himself when the bloodletting is over? Written by Nick Riganas
This is pretty run of the mill movie, that feels like a typical 90s production. Kevin Bacon is very solid, as he comes from sixth to the first degree with a lot of deserving pun ks. One sequence of organized and determined action towards the end is particularly inspired and/or inspiring, and John Goodman is very good, though his role is, like much of the movie, thin plot-wise. The movie falls rather flat and is quite formulaic with the setup, and you have to part with logic on one place too many along the way in the story. Still, a decent entertainment value that trumps the many annoying, intel ligence insu lting elements.