Sometimes enjoyable, sometimes tedious and sometimes corny this action thriller puts Liam Neeson back into another action role this time as ace safecracker Tom who has accrued $9million of ill-gotten gains but bizarrely not spent a penny. Then he meets Annie (Kate Walsh), falls in love and wants a new future so decides to return all the money for a reduced sentence. Unfortunately corrupt FBI agents, Nivens (Jai Courtney) and Hall (Anthony Ramos) want the money for themselves. Ex marine Tom is having none of it of course. The film ebbs and flows from hackneyed to mildly interesting to downright daft. The action set pieces and shoot outs are unexciting and overall the film is an average piece of hokum that passes the time but soon forgotten.
Liam’s back in his world-weary action-man guise, on the run from both good cops and bad cops, and if that’s your bag this film won’t let you down. He looks and sounds a tad old for the part, but suspend disbelief, have fun spotting the stunt man and enjoy the fights and car chases. It could do with more dynamic direction and a more exiting climax, but it has a well-crafted plot that, unusually, features two bad cops who have their own set of problems, caught between Liam and the good cops. Note: only 86mins long, not the 99mins specified on the DVD sleeve.
Predictable, low rent, cobblers. I assume Liam Neeson needed the money. TV movie standard, no suspense or surprises in store.