
After being imprisoned for six years on a grand theft auto charge, Rudy Duncan (Ben Affleck) is days away from release as is his cellmate Nick (James Frain) who is is serving a two year sentence on a separate charge. Nick has a number of pictures from a romantic correspondence with a woman named Ashley he has never met but is waiting for his release. Rudy is looking forward to returning to his family and having a fresh cup of hot chocolate. Nick is killed defending Rudy durin... (Full plot summary below)
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After being imprisoned for six years on a grand theft auto charge, Rudy Duncan (Ben Affleck) is days away from release as is his cellmate Nick (James Frain) who is is serving a two year sentence on a separate charge. Nick has a number of pictures from a romantic correspondence with a woman named Ashley he has never met but is waiting for his release. Rudy is looking forward to returning to his family and having a fresh cup of hot chocolate. Nick is killed defending Rudy during a prison riot. When Rudy Is released the next day from prison he recognizes Ashley waiting outside the prison for Nick and Rudy takes his place and pretends to be Nick. Nick had spoken of his previous employment in security with an Indian casino and Rudy finds himself involved with Ashley's criminal gun runner brother Gabriel (Gary Sinise). Rudy is violently coerced to cooperate with a Christmas Eve casino robbery scheme that Gabriel and his gang have been planning with Nick's casino knowledge as the key. Things don't go as planned with a number of plot twists and double crosses.
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| TNT's Rough CutChristopher BrandonA contrived, cliché riddled yawner that's got nothing going for it other than a tasty sex scene and an exploding truck. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleOne of the smartest action thrillers to come along in the past few years. It's also one of the freshest. |
| CitysearchDave KehrYou're left to wonder why all of this bile is being spilled on such trivial material. |
| Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMay not reinvent the wheel, but its expertly delivered thrills would hit the spot at any time of year. |
| Philadelphia InquirerDesmond RyanSome movie-goers will be more annoyed than surprised by the finale. |
| Laramie Movie ScopeRobert RotenThis represents the worst the Hollywood system has to offer. |
| Film Freak CentralBill Chambers"[The director's cut] is empirically better..." |
| culturevulture.netScott Von DoviakGiving a movie like this an epic sheen is, to use the technical term, like putting lipstick on a pig. |
| Matinee MagazineChuck RudolphWinds up a fiery knot of tangled loyalties and betrayals, with no one to root for. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldHe's (Affleck) vaguely likable, but he's outshone by his co-stars and never particularly believable in his role. |