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Isa (Diane Robin) has made murder her family business, with her sons
Cain (Mark Justice) and Jonah (Timothy Haug), her daughter Becca (Jessica
Morris) and her boyfriend Zane (Steven Martini). But then, during a hit,
she has a faint spell that almost gets her killed in the process, after
which she decides to get out of the business, with the only question
remaining whom to hand over her "bible", meaning her book of
contacts, and with it pretty much reign of her syndicate. Now of course,
her children and her boyfriend all see themselves as rightful heirs, but
there can be only one leader of course. And while she takes her time to
decide, Zane takes Jonah, the younger of her boys, under his wing, takes
him with him on jobs, shares his cocaine with him, and even lets him have
fun with his attractive sister Sonya (Cathy Baron), this way slowly
winning him over to his side - much to the dismay of Cain, who has never
liked Zane in the first place. But when Cain tries to warn Jonah, he's
beaten up badly by two of Zane's minions (Tyrone Magnus, Jason Scott
Jenkins). So ultimately, Zane thinks he has got Isa's bible as good as in
the bag, but Cain's not in a forgiving mood, and he soon gets himself a
healthy arsenal from an armsdealer of his choice (Vernon Wells) ...
Now the premise of a family of hitmen and -women might sound
both far-fetched and prone for comedy, but thanks to a clever and cleverly
structured script this turns out to be a rather tight little thriller, and
one that doesn't live so much from its action scenes but from nicely
fleshed out characters who remain relatable and believable throughout (and
are embodied by a solid ensemble), while the directorial effort is at all
points subtle enough to give the story space to unfold and the actors air
to breathe. And the result is a pretty cool genre film.
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