Ty is soon pressured by Mike and his team - which includes hothead Baines (LAURENCE FISHBURNE), European Quinn (Jean Reno), family man Dobbs (SKEET ULRICH), and tough guy Palmer (AMAURY NOLASCO) - to take part in a $42 million heist. Their plan is to stash the cash in an abandoned warehouse and fake that it was a team of armed carjackers who made off with the money.
Things go wrong when they are observed by a stray homeless man (NICK JAMESON), who Mike and Baines shoot and kill. Ty, who was promised that no one would get hurt, tries to flee but is forced to hole himself up in one of the armored cars full of cash. Minutes later, a cop named Eckehart (MILO VENTIMIGLIA) shows up to investigate a disturbance and is promptly shot by Baines.
The film then becomes a race against time, as the five crooked crew members try and gain access to Ty and Eckehart in the armored car (Ty has carried the wounded man into the vehicle after creating a diversion) all while aware of a 58-minute time window in which they will have to report back to headquarters.
Violence consists of two people being shot, one of whom dies as a result. Two others are killed by explosives (which sets one of the men completely aflame), one is stabbed to death, and another dies from injuries in a spectacular vehicle crash. One man commits suicide by jumping off a roof. Some of this has fairly bloody results, and there are scenes and moments of extreme peril throughout that may be unsettling and/or suspenseful for various viewers.
Bad attitudes are present, as is potentially imitative behavior, tense family material, and various thematic elements. Drinking is also present, as is some smoking.
If you're still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed review for more specific information regarding the film's content.
For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, there is one scene shot from the perspective of a man looking through his rearview car mirror as music plays shaking the mirror for a good half-minute of screen time.
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(2009) (Columbus Short, Matt Dillon) (PG-13)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Moderate
Heavy
Extreme
Moderate
Extreme
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Extreme
Moderate
Heavy
None
Heavy
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Moderate
Mild
Heavy
Heavy
Extreme
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Reviewed December 4, 2009 / Posted December 4, 2009
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