Harry Woltz is a homicide cop with a gambling problem; a problem that leaves him owing a great deal of money to the Russell brothers. To clear the debt they ask him to train John Farrow to murder his wife, Evans, without leaving the usual clues or making the usual mistakes. However when Harry's ex-partner is put on the case, she begins to get closer than Harry had thought before the case takes some unexpected twists.
Acting
Jason Bateman pre-Arrested Development playing against type.
Direction
Goldstein's efficient TV-movie precision squeezes tension from budget.
Director
Allan A. Goldstein
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Jason Bateman's 'lost years' era between Teen Wolf Too and Arrested Development, when he took grimy thriller roles to escape sitcom typecasting.
The 2002 straight-to-video market was drowning in Belushi-led crime thrillers; this one barely made ripples despite its nasty premise.
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