A security specialist is forced into robbing the bank that he's protecting, as a bid to pay off his family's ransom.A security specialist is forced into robbing the bank that he's protecting, as a bid to pay off his family's ransom.A security specialist is forced into robbing the bank that he's protecting, as a bid to pay off his family's ransom.
- Awards
- 3 nominations
David James Lewis
- Rich
- (as David Lewis)
Birkett Turton
- Vel
- (as Kett Turton)
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- Writer
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- TriviaPaul Bettany and Harrison Ford did some of their own stunts for the fighting scenes.
- Goofs(at around 58 mins) Jack has taped his makeshift scanner near the bottom of the monitor, and the data appears and scrolls from the top of the monitor. The first 20 or so largest accounts never pass in front of Jack's taped-on scanner.
- Quotes
Janet Stone: What are you doing?
Jack Stanfield: I'm gonna find my dog.
- Alternate versionsWarning: Spoilers ahead. In the last scene of the theatrical version, Jack Stanfield, his wife and son are shown in a closing profile shot walking up a hill and it fades to black. In the DVD version, it ends with an extra scene in an overhead crane shot of two police cars arriving while the family is walking towards them.
- SoundtracksAngel
Written by Robert Del Naja (as Robert Del Naja), Grant Marshall (as Grantley Marshall), Andrew Vowles (as Andrew Vowles) and Horace Andy
Performed by Massive Attack
Courtesy of Virgin Records
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music
Featured review
First off Harrison Ford is still capable of playing these roles, he certainly did not come off as unbelievable for the most part.
The first hour or so of the movie is top notch and plays out exactly as any good action film should, the bad guys outmaneuvering the good guy at every turn so the audience hates them even more.
Unfortunately the second half of the movie is nowhere near as strong and I believe part of this is because Paul Bettany just does not play a convincing bad ass. He's a good actor, don't get me wrong, but he's far too lenient and soft compared to similar characters from other action movies. There is a scene where Ford and family attempt an escape, only to be foiled by their captors. Following this, Bettany does respond with a nasty act, but I kept expecting him to shoot (non-fatally) one of the family members or beat them with a club or other blunt object. There were also some logic issues that bugged me, but I won't get into them here as I do not want to spoil the film for those who haven't seen it.
Despite what I mentioned above, I found the movie to be well worth the cost of admission and a fun way to spend two hours.
The first hour or so of the movie is top notch and plays out exactly as any good action film should, the bad guys outmaneuvering the good guy at every turn so the audience hates them even more.
Unfortunately the second half of the movie is nowhere near as strong and I believe part of this is because Paul Bettany just does not play a convincing bad ass. He's a good actor, don't get me wrong, but he's far too lenient and soft compared to similar characters from other action movies. There is a scene where Ford and family attempt an escape, only to be foiled by their captors. Following this, Bettany does respond with a nasty act, but I kept expecting him to shoot (non-fatally) one of the family members or beat them with a club or other blunt object. There were also some logic issues that bugged me, but I won't get into them here as I do not want to spoil the film for those who haven't seen it.
Despite what I mentioned above, I found the movie to be well worth the cost of admission and a fun way to spend two hours.
- canadasbest
- Feb 26, 2006
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- Also known as
- The Wrong Element
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Box office
- Budget
- $50,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $48,751,189
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $13,635,463
- Feb 12, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $82,751,189
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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