Financial whiz Charlie Wright (a fine performance by Aidan Quinn) swindles billions of dollars from his investors. Charlie manages to elude capture from the feds, but is spotted hiding out in Tijuana. The feds along with both the Mexican and Russian mob all close in on Charlie.
Writer/director R. Ellis Frazier relates the compelling story at a steady pace, maintains an appropriately serious tone throughout, brings a soulful humanity to a majority of the characters, stages an exciting shootout with aplomb, and offers a strong underlying subtext on failure, regret, and the need for redemption.
The excellent cast rates as another substantial asset: Andy Garcia as desperate Mexican mob boss Jorge Garza, Mario Van Peebles as morally upright fed Agent Hobbs, Danny Pino as Jorge's loyal younger brother Gabriel, Gina Gershon as Jorge's worried wife Mariel, Luke Goss as ruthless mercenary Damon, Bokeem Woodbine as the easygoing Miller, Gary Daniels as the two-fisted Michaels, Corbin Bernsen as the hard-nosed Director Hill, Raymond J. Barry as angry Russian mobster Borlec, and Claudia Ferri as forlorn aging prostitute Mary. Well worth a watch.
Writer/director R. Ellis Frazier relates the compelling story at a steady pace, maintains an appropriately serious tone throughout, brings a soulful humanity to a majority of the characters, stages an exciting shootout with aplomb, and offers a strong underlying subtext on failure, regret, and the need for redemption.
The excellent cast rates as another substantial asset: Andy Garcia as desperate Mexican mob boss Jorge Garza, Mario Van Peebles as morally upright fed Agent Hobbs, Danny Pino as Jorge's loyal younger brother Gabriel, Gina Gershon as Jorge's worried wife Mariel, Luke Goss as ruthless mercenary Damon, Bokeem Woodbine as the easygoing Miller, Gary Daniels as the two-fisted Michaels, Corbin Bernsen as the hard-nosed Director Hill, Raymond J. Barry as angry Russian mobster Borlec, and Claudia Ferri as forlorn aging prostitute Mary. Well worth a watch.