While racing to a boxing match, Frank, Mike, John and Rey get more than they bargained for. A wrong turn lands them directly in the path of Fallon, a vicious, wise-cracking drug lord. After accidentally witnessing Fallon murder a disloyal henchman, the four become his unwilling prey in a savage game of cat and mouse as they are mercilessly stalked through the urban jungle in this taut suspense drama.
This is an exceedingly well directed, cleverly filmed and edited, tension-filled affair. It is also a wholly preposterous, muddled, paranoid view of the inner-city nightmare where the slightest misstep is sure to have a fateful result.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
2 Sep 2008
fresh:
A tight, energetic sleeper in the action-adventure genre, manages to pack a few anti-machismo sentiments into an otherwise brawny tale.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
The filmmakers have made a big deal of a soundtrack that features 10 collaborations between rappers and rockers (the theme is performed by De La Soul and Teenage Fan Club), but their casting consciousness is less adventurous.
– Richard Harrington,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
It's refreshing to know that it's not just characters in horror films who are irredeemably dumb.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Perhaps the ultimate Judgment comes from Estevez, who observes: 'Nothing about tonight makes sense.'