Ray Owens (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a small town sheriff in Sommerton, Arizona on the border with Mexico. Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega) is an escaped FBI prisoner driving a souped up Corvette closing in on the border. The only thing standing in his way is Schwarzenegger and his band of deputies (Jaimie Alexander, Luis Guzmán, Johnny Knoxville).
The premise is silly that a guy driving from Las Vegas couldn't be stopped even though the cops have a helicopter and multiple road blocks. Just a simple tire spike strip could easily have stopped him. If Cortez had all that resources, there has got to be a better way.
The saving grace for this movie is Schwarzenegger and the small town shoot out. It's a lot of fun. It has just enough humor with the great shoot em up action. That section is enough to recommend the movie. The bridge part is again a little silly. If Cortez had so much resources, he should have an army on the other side. Arnold wouldn't have a chance at hand to hand combat. Some sniper in Mexico would have taken Arnie out. Anyways after the shootout in town, the climax seems anti-climatic.
The premise is silly that a guy driving from Las Vegas couldn't be stopped even though the cops have a helicopter and multiple road blocks. Just a simple tire spike strip could easily have stopped him. If Cortez had all that resources, there has got to be a better way.
The saving grace for this movie is Schwarzenegger and the small town shoot out. It's a lot of fun. It has just enough humor with the great shoot em up action. That section is enough to recommend the movie. The bridge part is again a little silly. If Cortez had so much resources, he should have an army on the other side. Arnold wouldn't have a chance at hand to hand combat. Some sniper in Mexico would have taken Arnie out. Anyways after the shootout in town, the climax seems anti-climatic.