Plot: Young nuclear scientist Emma Craven gets shot by drive-by killers while next to her Boston cop Dad Thomas (Mel Gibson.) The police think that Thomas was the target, but Thomas digs into his daughter's life, and soon finds the daughter's employer Northmoor is an evil corporation with ties to the CIA. The CIA brings in fixer Darius Jedburgh (Ray Winstone) who drinks wine, smokes Cuban cigars, and quotes literature as he runs the body count up.
Review: This is a who-done-it thriller that ends like a spy movie. Aside from a few events that get the story moving, the plot is pretty well written and clever. Mel Gibson delivers a good performance even though it is hard to picture any real Dad acting like Thomas Craven did. The scene stealer is Ray Winstone as the Jedburgh the fixer. He was excellent in every scene, and I'd like to see him star in a sequel. The directing and photography are solid.
Cast: Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone
Directed by: Marty Campbell
Rating: 3.0 flasks; the film does not aspire to be great, but it is fun at what it does. Gibson and Winstone do a great job.
More: This is remake of a British mini-series from 1985 about a British cop investigating the death of his activist daughter.
