在这部千钧一发剧情/惊悚/犯罪片中,韦斯顿（约翰尼·德普 Johnny Depp 饰）的前妻去世了，带着小女儿琳恩（Courtney Chase 饰），悲伤的父女二人远赴洛杉矶，准备参加前妻的葬礼。令韦斯顿没有想到的是，刚刚抵达目的地，他和女儿便遭到了绑架。绑架他们的一男一女分别名叫史密斯（克里斯托弗·沃肯 Christopher Walken 饰）和琼斯（罗马·玛菲娅 Roma Maffia 饰）。
绑匪告诉韦斯顿，在七十分钟的时限内，韦斯顿必须杀掉加州州长格兰特（玛莎·马森 Marsha Mason 饰），否则的话，他的女儿将性命不保。一边是无辜的州长，一边是心爱的女儿，韦斯顿会做出怎样的选择？随着事件的发展，韦斯顿惊讶的发现，策划这整起时间的罪魁祸首不是别人，竟是州长最信任的手下。
Gene Watson is a public accountant who arrives on a train at Union Station in Los Angeles, accompanied by his 6-year-old daughter Lynn. Because of his ordinary looks, he is approached by a pair of sinister people named Smith and Jones. Pretending to be cops, Smith and Jones kidnap Lynn and confront Gene with a simple choice -- kill California governor Eleanor Grant in 90 minutes or less, or Lynn will die. Watson is given a gun, six bullets, and a name tag, and he is told to go to the Westin Bonaventure Hotel and kill Eleanor, who is giving an afternoon speech. While Jones is watching Lynn in a van, Smith watches Watson in order to prevent Watson from alerting the authorities. Watson must quickly find some way to get himself and Lynn out of this seemingly impossible situation.
这是杰克船长吗？。一开始在车上就该拿枪干掉男的坏人。父爱撑起整个矛盾。比闷片闷的叫烂片。《千钧一发》完美的综合型影片，紧张刺激风格独特。。既然保安和老公都收买了，何必要临时抓个人做杀手？。
