Synopsis/Details
Everything is finally looking up for Sid, a down-and-out ex-car thief, and felon, when he meets Lana, the love of his life.
That is until Sid puts his abusive brother into a coma while trying to protect his mother from him.
Then after his brother dies in the hospital, Sid is arrested for murder.
Without a penny to his name and an inexperienced public defendant to save him.
His only way out is to pay his dead brother’s debt to a gangster by driving the getaway car in a diamond caper with a psycho-killer rodeo clown.
But he still has Lana, the love of his life.
So he takes the job as his only way out, but as I said earlier, bad luck is the only kind of luck there is when you're down and out.
So when Lana becomes part of the caper as an insurance policy taken out by the same gangster... they are all in for the ride of their lives, and survival... well that's for the lucky one.
Story & Logistics
Story Type:
Escape
Story Situation:
Falling prey to cruelty/misfortune
Story Conclusion:
Happy
Linear Structure:
Linear
Moral Affections:
Bad Man, Condemnation, Contempt, Guilt, Punishment
Cast Size:
Several
Locations:
Few
Special Effects:
Blood, Bullet time, Minor pyrotechnics, Prosthetics
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Female Teenager, Male Teenager
Hero Type:
Anti-Hero
Villian Type:
Criminal
Stock Character Types:
Bad boy, Damsel in distress, Fall guy, Femme fatale, Lovers, Outlaw, Tragic hero, Villain
Advanced
Subgenre:
Action Suspense-Thriller, Crime Drama, Escape, Heroic Bloodshed
Action Elements:
Hand to Hand Combat, Physical Stunts, Pyrotechnics, Vehicular Stunts, Weaponry
Equality & Diversity:
Income Inequality Focused
Life Topics:
Adolescence, Coming of Age, Foster Care, Parenthood
Drug Topics:
Illegal Drugs
Time Period:
War on Terrorism (2001–present)
Time of Year:
Christmas Day
Illness Topics:
Physical, Psychological
Relationship Topics:
Abusive relationship, Romance, Sibling
Writer Style:
Brian Helgeland, Christopher McQuarrie, Guy Ritchie
