The story starts off with Trench and Stigman arriving at a diner. Trench goes into the bank across the street, while Stigman goes into the diner. Then Trench returns while Stigman was winking at the waitress. Then they discuss about the plan. Stigman goes to the restroom and sets off the smoke detector. As they leave, Trench wants to tip the diner but Stigman is reluctant. Then the scene reversed back to the past when the plan to rob the bank all began.
Trench and Stigman goes to the drug lord to deliver his goods. Trench is also known as the 'guy who knows somebody' or 'I know a guy'. However, the drug lord didn't pay Trench what he wanted (drugs). Trench and Stigman gets hold up at the Mexican border and interrogated by two DEA agents, Jessup and Deb. The DEA is trying to catch the drug lord, Papi Greco. It turns out that Trench is an undercover DEA trying to use Stigman for his case. An little did Trench know, Stigman is an undercover Naval Intelligence Officer trying to use Trench for his case.
Since Trench's informant in Greco's drug organisation is killed, Trench and Stigman wants to seek revenge. So they plan to rob Greco of his $3 million from his bank, which was from the first scene. So, Trench plans out with Deb to arrive at the bank at the time decided to catch Stigman in the act. However, Deb did not appear as promised. Trench and Stigman found out that the money they got from the bank is not $3 million but $43 million. They find it awkward. Then Stigman shots Trench and brings the money back to Quince. Then Stigman's Navy guys double crosses him. So Trench and Stigman got played by their own team (Navy and DEA). Meanwhile, Earl (Bill Paxton) comes into town and searches for his $43 million. He is actually a corrupt CIA that stores money in these banks and Greco is actually paying him a percentage of Greco's money for protection in order for Earl not to close down his operations.
So Trench and Stigman does not believe each other but end up working together. Deb gets kidnapped by Greco. Deb is later revealed to be involved with setting Trench and Stigman up. Deb is actually working with Quince. And Deb...or Paula...is really hot. Although acting was a bit off at times, but her hotness was better. Sadly, she dies in the end. Why she died? Greco wants the money to himself. Hence, kidnapped Deb, threaten Trench to get the money before Greco kills her. Trench is not in time because the money wasn't with Quince. So, there goes Deb. But the money was actually hidden under the bed at the motel where Trench and Deb had their...ahem...encounters.
Trench and Stigman slowly bond as they seek revenge and want to get the corrupt CIA and Greco off their backs. Towards the end, they trick Quince and his team, Greco and his team, and Earl and his team, to come to Greco's home. And the money gets blown up and shooting begins! In the last shoot out, it was against Earl, Stigman, Quince and Trench. And with a quick trigger (Stigman never misses), Trench and Stigman kills Earl and Quince. They walked out the place, looks at Greco bleeding to death. And walks off into the sunset. Still, they kept the money. Never rob a bank across the street from the diner that serves the best donuts.
The story line was simple. Two main actors were really comfortable with their acting. I guess because they can act however they want. A lot of shooting, fighting and chasing...and Paula... Still, the story has a lot of double crossing and it's based on a graphic novel. So it's very loose in the acting. Loose being, Denzel and Mark acted as if it was just a regular day on the movie set. Playing it cool.
