The film is not shown in chronological order, and contains
numerous flash-forward and flash-back cuts, indicated with an overlaid digital
clock showing the time advancing rapidly forward/backward to the next scene. In
chronological order the events are:
Wilee (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a New York City bicycle
messenger alongside his ex-girlfriend, Vanessa (Dania Ramirez). Her roommate,
Nima (Jamie Chung), delivers $50,000 that she has saved for two years to Mr.
Leung (Henry O), a Chinese hawaladar, in exchange for a ticket that she must
deliver to Sister Chen, buying a place for Nima's son and mother in one of
Sister Chen's ships that smuggle people from China to the United States.
Mr. Lin, a local loan shark, learns of the ticket and how
whoever returns it to Mr. Leung can collect Nima's money. He then approaches
Bobby Monday (Michael Shannon), a gambling-addicted NYPD officer who owes him
money, offering to clear Monday's debt if Monday gets him the ticket. Monday
begins searching for Nima, who decides to hire Wilee to deliver the envelope
with the ticket to Sister Chen at 7 P.M. After Wilee leaves, Nima is confronted
by Monday, who coerces her into revealing that Wilee has the ticket and handing
over the delivery receipt. After Monday leaves, Vanessa finds Nima, and learns
the contents of the envelope.
The above taken from Wikipedia.
TBH, I wasn’t thrilled to watch this movie. Since hubby
wanted to watch it so I tagged along lor. Can’t do much right? Anyway, it
turned out to be a good movie although some parts may not be perfect. I was
kept on my toes in most parts! Really interesting plots, never knew cycling can be so exhilarating and exciting before! Worth watching!
Rating: 7/10
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