It stars Michael Madsen as a psychopath who takes the occupants of a remote diner hostage, only to realize that one of them is more dangerous than the gunman.

Several people are gathered at a diner—Noreen, a friendly and talkative waitress; Lonnie, a dim-witted cop; Jimmy, the short-tempered owner; Billy and Starr, a young couple on their way to elope; John, a meek salesman on his way to New York City; and Hank, a quiet regular.

Noreen, shocked, becomes increasingly agitated and nervous after an aggressive man in a black leather jacket enters.

Disgusted, the gunman kills Greene for not giving enough information and reasons that one of the people in the diner must be the hit man.

Convinced that whatever he does will result in him being marked for death by the organization, and knowing he will never stop running or hiding, the gunman panics and kills the young couple.

[5] Michael Rechtshaffen of The Hollywood Reporter called it "a bland thriller with reheated characters and stock dialogue that's as crisp and fresh as yesterday's chicken and biscuits.

"[1] Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times called it a "cheapie hostage drama with a lot more swagger than substance".

[6] Robert Abele of the Los Angeles Times wrote that it consists of "a series of repetitive, dull, clichéd showdowns" with an obvious twist.

[7] Nick Hartel of DVD Talk rated it 1/5 stars and called it "a moderately interesting idea terribly executed".