I watched this movie the way some people watch a traffic accident. The movie wants it so bad but just doesn't have it. Rapaport is a good weasel but none of the characters are particularly compelling. Chris O'Donnell is not nearly scary enough as a hit-man. I wonder if director Leonardo Ricagni is trying to copy the Coen brothers or something like that.

It's interesting to follow the bag at the beginning. The bag is then mistakenly taken by the guy originally slated to be killed who picks up the Waitress (Rachael Leigh Cook) stranded when her car broke down. They pay the Hit-man with a bag of cash but he's robbed by a casino Security Guard (Jon Polito) who in turn is robbed by the Cop (Michael Rapaport) who then leaves the bag with the Ticket Clerk (Bill Pullman) for 29 Palms. The Chief hires the Hit-man (Chris O'Donnell) to kill him. The man witnesses a group of Indians killing his beloved. He tells the Chief (Russell Means) that the FBI has put an undercover agent (Jeremy Davies) in his staff. A corrupt judge (Michael Lerner) is about to rule on an expansion to a neighboring Indian casino.

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