Sergeant Chris Vaughn is a former U.S. Army Special Forces who returns to his small home town in Kitsap County, Washington.

In the basement, Hamilton's head of security Booth cuts Chris' torso with a utility knife and leaves him for dead.

After recuperating, Chris attempts to press charges, but Sheriff Stan Watkins refuses and says the casino is untouchable.

Chris learns that his nephew Pete has overdosed on crystal meth, which was sold to his friends by the casino security guards.

Upon taking office, Chris summarily dismisses the entire police force and deputizes his friend Ray Templeton.

The next morning, Watkins and his deputies arrive at Chris' office, blow up his truck and fire upon the building with machine guns.

The site's critics consensus reads: "The Rock makes a competent hero, but the movie is content to let a 2×4 do all the talking.

"[2] Metacritic gave the film a score of 44 out of 100 based on 31 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".