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Year: 2018
Runtime: 110 min
Language: English
Director: Dean Devlin
A cunning valet's lucrative scheme to burglarize wealthy patrons takes a dark turn when he targets the wrong house, uncovering a sinister kidnapping plot. As he tries to rectify the situation by calling in authorities, the stakes escalate, pitting him against a ruthless abductor seeking vengeance and forcing him to confront his own moral compass.
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As Sean Falco (Robert Sheehan) and Derek Sandoval (Carlito Olivero) toiled as parking valets at a high-end restaurant, they concocted a secretive scheme to infiltrate the homes of unsuspecting patrons. Utilizing the very vehicles put in their care, they aimed to execute their audacious heist. However, one fateful night transformed Sean’s life when he stumbled upon the lavish estate of Cale Erendreich (David Tennant), where he discovered a young woman named Katie (Kerry Condon) being held captive. Though he hesitated at first to act, Sean ultimately chose to alert the authorities to Katie’s dire situation. Regrettably, the police were unable to gather sufficient evidence to confirm her abduction, prompting Sean to take the initiative and file a missing persons report with the FBI.
In the shadows, Cale seethed with rage over Sean’s knowledge of Katie’s plight and plotted a meticulously devised revenge plan to dismantle Sean’s life. He orchestrated a series of catastrophic events aimed at breaking Sean’s resolve; this included getting Sean, Derek, and even Sean’s parents fired from their jobs, attacking Riley Seabrook (Jacqueline Byers), Sean’s girlfriend, and cruelly humiliating her by leaking a damaging photo. Worst of all, he executed a tragic murder-suicide involving Derek and his family. Amid this torment, Cale taunted Sean with sinister messages, leaving him feeling utterly powerless.
Despite the unrelenting assault on his life, Sean found a way to send a screenshot of Cale to the FBI, perhaps foreshadowing the nightmare that awaited him. When Cale’s attempt to eliminate Sean with a bomb went awry, Sean seizes the opportunity to track Katie, using the GPS from Cale’s vehicle to guide him. With the FBI pursuing them closely, Sean and Katie embarked on a harrowing journey to a hidden cabin where they believed Katie was being held, only to encounter Cale once again.
As they navigated this perilous situation, it soon became evident that Cale was determined to ensure Katie’s demise and frame Sean for the murder, all while continuing his heinous acts against previous victims. Yet, Katie was not one to accept her fate quietly; she fought valiantly against her captor with every ounce of strength she possessed. In a heart-pounding climax, Sean confronted Cale once more, this time bolstered by Katie’s support. Together, they overpowered the sinister Cale, sending him crashing down to the ground.
Just when it appeared that justice was on the verge of being served, the sound of Cale’s gunshot rang through the forest, drawing in the FBI team that had been tracking them. When they entered the property with a warrant, they stumbled upon an alarming scene: Sean and Katie, along with Cale, who had now become a prisoner caught in the very web of terror he had spun, ensuring that his vile schemes were finally unraveled.
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