In 1931, Sullivan is a mob enforcer living in Rock Island, Illinois, with a wife and two young boys, the children unaware of what their father does. Sullivan gets into a harsh dispute with Connor, the son of his boss, and it turns bloody, with Sullivan's wife and younger son murdered, but Sullivan manages to escape with the older son. Sullivan flees with his son in the family car to Chicago to meet with boss Frank Nitti, offering to work for him in exchange for permission to kill Connor. Nitti refuses and the battle begins.
The performers all do well, but the movie's real power is the period cinematography, alternating between light and dark but always grim. Based on a Max Allen Collins comic of the same name, the movie is different from it but still packs a punch.
The performers all do well, but the movie's real power is the period cinematography, alternating between light and dark but always grim. Based on a Max Allen Collins comic of the same name, the movie is different from it but still packs a punch.