When Vetter's wife is killed in a botched hit organized by Diablo, he seeks revenge against those responsible. But in the process, Vetter and Hicks have to fight their way up the chain to get to Diablo but it's easier said than done when all Vetter can focus on is revenge.
[I]t's well made, but we've seen all of this, so many times before.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
7 Apr 2003
rotten:
Once thoughts of revenge fill the head of Diesel's Sean Vetter, the direction of the story unfortunately goes south.
– Robert Koehler,
Variety,
15 Apr 2003
rotten:
The film would be totally unwatchable without the very real charisma of Diesel.
– Jami Bernard,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr 2003
rotten:
This is disappointingly routine stuff from Gray, but the movie does boast one disaster area of a shoot-out and a nifty denouement.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
The script for this action vehicle is like something you'd find under the cushions of Steven Seagal's couch, but Diesel, to his credit, digs into his role as if it were Hamlet.