the problem with the contracter be sum up by the opening scene . the cia want an international terrorist dead so contact black ops assassin james dial . the terrorist be appear at the old bailey court in london which beg the question why do they want to bump off a terrorist if he go to spend the rest of his life in jail . he go to be out of circulation either way . didn not the cia have a chance before he be arrest . if by some chance he get a not guilty verdict then kill him . there no logical reason to kill someone who be go to spend life in a maximum security prison since the premise set up the story an audience might be choose to ignore the plot hole but the assination itself pour fuel upon the fire . dial colleague be kill by a police bullet and the taxi theyre driving in crash but dial manages to escape . so the police be close enough to shoot someone but too far away to apprehend someone from a car crash . the film of this type of plot connivance . later dial find a police inspector point a gun at him say this airport be surround by armed copper yet dial manages to escape very easily without explanation . the whole film cheat it audience by rely on thing that be never explain . this include an important supporting character call emily day . why do she help dial even though he a wanted fugitive . your guess be as good a mine this be a fairly poor thriller and do not be take in by the big name cast . wesley snipe use to qualify a a film star but kill his career by star in more and more inconsequental film . charles dance also appear in big budget hollywood production such a last action hero and alien 3 but again he someone best know for appear in straight to dvd fare these day and and he basically play a cameo role anyway . the like of lena headey may go on to become big player in cinema but theyl certainly fail to put the contracter on their resume .