Flutter (2011)
Everyone Has A Price
ジャンル : ドラマ
上映時間 : 1時間 26分
演出 : Giles Borg
シノプシス
Chancer John lives for playing the odds - and he's always willing to take a calculated risk. But when he meets the mysterious and beautiful female bookie Stan, he discovers there's much more to gambling than just greyhounds and horses. Lured by her huge payoffs, John finds himself sucked into a surreal and dangerous word ruled by money, power and control. The question is how far will John go for the ultimate last big win?
幼なじみの恋人ジョシュとティファニーは、大学進学を境にニューヨークとテキサスに離ればなれとなってしまう。そんな2人はビデオ・レターを定期的に交換することで互いの愛を確かめ合っていた。ところがある日、ジョシュは同級生ベスと浮気をしてしまう。しかも、その時ベスがいたずらで撮っていたビデオをいつものビデオ・レターと間違えてテファニーに送ってしまうのだった。ジョシュは、彼女がビデオを見る前に取り返すべく、悪友3人と一緒にテキサスまで1800キロのロード・トリップに出るのだったが…。
重要証人マリーをラスベガスからフェニックスまで護送する任務。ありふれた仕事だと思っていたショックレー刑事だが、出発から不可解な出来事が続発。謎の組織に命を狙われていると気づいた彼と証人マリー。しかし、頼りの警察までもが執拗に2人の命を狙ってくる!!黒幕は警察内部にいる-そう確信したショックレー刑事は、彼女を守るため猛然と反撃を開始する。
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