The plot is very run of the mill. There are no real surprises, just one twist (which you see coming a mile away). Ex-junkie starts out as meek, afraid, begging for her life and incapable. But as soon as her daughter is threatened, she becomes a SWAT-level weapons expert, taking down criminals in hand-to-hand combat and dropping bad guys left and right.
The male lead is equally one-dimensional and unbelievable: interpol cop who took down a crime boss is now being extorted to commit crimes and is suddenly willing to commit multiple murders and threaten the lives of every single person he encounters throughout the movie.
And Keitel's character is a horribly stereotypical crime boss who sits around sucking down cigars and whiskey while "philosophically" musing nonsensical about life choices.
The writing and acting is bad to mediocre throughout. But worst of all: it's just boring and pretentious. Rating is clearly manipulated with all the fake "10" votes that had this movie at a whopping 7.8 which is how I was tricked into watching it. And already down to 6.1 after I watched it even before my vote of 3. Predicting it will drop off a cliff before long.
The male lead is equally one-dimensional and unbelievable: interpol cop who took down a crime boss is now being extorted to commit crimes and is suddenly willing to commit multiple murders and threaten the lives of every single person he encounters throughout the movie.
And Keitel's character is a horribly stereotypical crime boss who sits around sucking down cigars and whiskey while "philosophically" musing nonsensical about life choices.
The writing and acting is bad to mediocre throughout. But worst of all: it's just boring and pretentious. Rating is clearly manipulated with all the fake "10" votes that had this movie at a whopping 7.8 which is how I was tricked into watching it. And already down to 6.1 after I watched it even before my vote of 3. Predicting it will drop off a cliff before long.