Rudy Duncan is an ex-con (Affleck) who is trying to go clean. He's met the woman of his dreams and the only thing he wants to do is go home for the holidays. However, his brother and friends have other ideas for him. Armed with a truckload of automatic weapons and a disguise, they plan to knock over a casino on Christmas
Eve.
This movie had one of the most unusual and unpredictable plot twists ever at the end of the film. Charlize Theron may have been a relative unknown then, but her acting here showed she was going places. And Gary Sinise may be one of the best villians of our time.