Locksmith Miller Graham is released from prison after a ten year stretch. He is taken in hand by friend and Mentor Frank, who gives him a job and an opportunity, but Miller is persuaded to do one final job.
After the first fifteen or twenty minutes, I was calling the low score and poor reviews into question, as the movie gets to the hour mark, you'll understand why, after a strong start, it nosedives.
It's definitely polished, it's a very good looking film, a great location, nice camera work, it moves by at a satisfying pace.
The initial story is really good, I liked the idea of Graham coming out with a grudge, but sadly that isn't the way if plays out, the main body of the film, the actual plot is pretty lame, there are just too many holes, too many wtaf moments, the added touches of melodrama really don't work.
The acting is good, Ryan Phillipe does a good job, as do the supporting cast, but they are up against it with the script.
If you can switch your brain off it's watchable, try and take it seriously, or apply logic, and you'll want to throw your remote control.
5/10.
