ln this expIosive, action-packed thrilIer, rookie cop Nick Styles (Denzel Washington) has come a Iong way from the tough city streets of his chiIdhood. Nick escaped to become a cop, while his good friend Odessa (lce T) became a street hustIer, dealing drugs and steaIing cars. Then Nick's life changes forever the night his arrest of a ruthIess psychotic kiIler, BIake (John Lithgow), is captured on video by a bystander and picked up by the TV news. Nick becomes a media sensation and his career takes off, leaving BIake to sleethe in prision, obsessed with hatred and revenge. But BIake escapes from jaiI, faking his own murder, whiIe Nick is left heIpless, accusing a man everyone beIieves is dead. To defeat Blake, Nick must return to the streets, calling on his oId friend Odessa. Together they set a trap that pits Nick against the kiIIer in a terrifying confrontation that will leave one man victorious -and onIy one man Ieft alive. |