Bullet to the Head

"Revenge Never Gets Old."

Feb 1 2013 R 1h 32m
Action, Crime, Thriller

After watching their respective partners die, a cop and a hitman form an alliance in order to bring down their common enemy.

Plot

In New Orleans, hit men James Bonomo, a.k.a. Jimmy Bobo, and Louis Blanchard execute dirty cop Hank Greely in a hotel room. But they are betrayed and Louis is stabbed in a bar by a mercenary named Keegan while waiting for the payment of the contract. Meanwhile, Washington D.C. police detective Taylor Kwon comes to New Orleans to investigate the murder of Greely, who had stolen evidence from the New Orleans Police Department. Soon he is shot by two dirty detectives but Jimmy saves his life. Jimmy brings Taylor to the shop of his daughter Lisa and she removes the bullet from his shoulder and nurses him. Taylor and Jimmy form the most unlikely partnership to investigate the crimes and after contacting the intermediate Ronnie Earl that had hired Jimmy and Louis, they discover a network of corruption formed by the lawyer Marcus Baptiste and the entrepreneur Robert Nkomo Morel.

Written by

Alessandro Camon, Alexis Nolent, Colin Wilson

Directed by

Walter Hill

Production Countries

United States of America, Switzerland

Production Companies

EMJAG Productions, Headshot Films, Millar Gough Ink, Silver Reel, Automatik Entertainment, IM Global, After Dark Films, Dark Castle Entertainment

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
53,242
Average Rating
5.7 out of 10
Metascore
48
Popularity
NA