The actor’s charisma keeps the formulaic movie afloat, while director Collins displays a flair for action scenes.

Gibson's lingering charisma isn't enough to inject any psychology into a painfully underdeveloped character; by the end, you still won't know a jot about Bowdrie or his life beyond his sheer macho competence.

There's not much that's new or fresh in this creaky story of innocents getting inadvertently mixed up with criminals, and it's all made worse by the flat, dull characters and a general cluelessness.

Mel Gibson puts forth an effort in this pedestrian low-budget crime thriller that hardly seems worth the trouble.