Showing posts with label Kirk Kjeldsen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kirk Kjeldsen. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 05, 2013

Shanghai Noon

Brendan Lavin is an ex-con trying to make an honest living in New York City. It’s not an easy thing to do. His bakery is floundering, business is bad, and the bills are getting bigger and harder to pay. When his girl’s second cousin Tommy walks in with news of a job, Brendan initially wants nothing to do with it. But the rent is about to go up again, his supplier – of baking ingredients, that is – has cut him off, and he won’t be able to pay all his bills. Finally, he picks up the phone and gives Tommy a call and learns about the job.

It’s an armoured car heist, and it’s supposed to be as easy as taking candy from a baby. But it goes wrong; terribly, terribly wrong. Four people end up dead, and Brendan is torn up with guilt. When Maureen finds out about what he’s done, she leaves him. And so, Brendan takes his money and decides to start over again in Shanghai. But twelve years later, the past comes back with a vengeance when Brendan’s former colleagues find him, and they demand his help in another job…