Very disappointing and needlessly brutal.
Stressfull movie, one of my new favorites
Action, tense moments and a whole bunch of shitty scumbag adults. Sure redemption as well.
The finale was clearly laid on too thick for me and almost cost my 7th star.
Otherwise, a strong script and great characters.
I wonder why this is only rated with 7 here. This is a clear 8.5. Such an awesome movie.
E é quando vejo John Noble neste filme! Não estava à espera! E logo numa personagem tão diferente do nosso querido Walter Bishop da série Fringe. Gostei do filme! ;)
Nice twist. Classic thriller, surprisingly good.
one of my all time favorite movies!
Review by FLYVIP 2BlockedParent2019-10-07T21:38:08Z
Joey works for a local gangster. He's supposed to get rid of a gun, but keeps it at his house instead. Then the neighbour's kid steal it to shoot at his violent father, and all goes to shit for Joey. He then spend the rest of the movie running after this gun and everybody gets involved.
A good action movie. Action never stops, it's tense from beginning to end. Quite a few twists in the action to keep it interesting, you can't believe the shit that gun is going through, used by the kid, picked up by the janitor, lost playing poker, sold to a pimp, etc. You also get to see all the classic characters you would expect, everybody trying to get the gun (or Joey) or coming in contact with it: Joey's own gang, the Ukrainian mafia, a prostitute, the local pimp, dirty cops, etc. Also some more exotic ones like a posh pedophile couple.
Paul Walker is very intense as never stops for a second chasing either the gun or the kid.
One of the better use of an intro scene with a twist I've seen in a while. While the intro lets you think Joey is trying to save the hurt kid, when the action catch up you realize he's the one who is badly hurt.
However, the final surprise twists are total shit. They're surprising yes, but only because they make not a bit of sense. He's a cop ? Seriously ? That kinda justifies his action in the very beginning, though the one given at the time was good enough. But for all the rest ? They were apparently on the verge of arresting the gang, so why all this to get the gun ? If it just surfaces now, it will speed things up anyway. I mean the whole police force gets here a few hours later anyway. He's also acting like a criminal and kills people when he's supposed to be at the end of his undercover mission. And the fake death ? Come on ! What for ? He's literally just staying with his wife and kid right after his fake burial. Who was that for ? Specially knowing most of the people involved have just been killed by him or through his actions. Those are really cheap shots, not only uselessbut that seriously diminish the quality of the movie.
Anyway, despite that it's full of action and surprises. Some very memorable scenes like the ice rink fight and the whole pedophiles storylne. And most of the other twists are pretty good.