Cynical hit man Mick is tiring of his job and asks his boss George for time off. However, George gives him the assignment of his life, prompting Mick's soul-searching to reach new heights. Mick is asked to kill sultry Fiona, who owes George money and claims she wants to die. But as Mick spends time with her, he finds himself falling for her.
Acting
LaPaglia's exhausted hitman eyes say everything the script doesn't.
Cinematography
Rain-soaked Vancouver standing in for unnamed American decay.
Director
Mark Malone
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in 19 days on a $2.5 million budget, with LaPaglia producing to get it made after Heat made hitmen hot again.
Part of a forgotten 90s wave of Canadian neo-noirs (also Exotica, The Adjuster) that treated Vancouver as America's subconscious.
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