Simon (Vincent Lindon) is a former police officer who left the force, following a deadly car accident that he was held responsible for. Now working for an armored car company, he mostly occupies himself with drinking a lot. When his son Théo is witness to a murder by the Russian mob, Simon has to team up with his former partner Franck (Gilles Lellouche) in order to protect his son and ex-wife while they are being chased by a bunch of grizzly, bearded, leather-clad bad guys..

Luc Besson continues to give actors past their prime a leading role in movies that he is involved with. Following Robert De Niro (The Family), John Travolta (From Paris With Love) and Liam Neeson (Taken – okay, so maybe he’s the exception!), this time around it’s Kevin Costner who gets to star in 3 Days To Kill, directed by Charlie’s Angels McG.

In Metro Manila we get to follow country bumpkin Oscar Ramirez (Jake Macapagal) and his family who move to the city after finding out that life in the rice fields isn’t paying off. But the city comes with its own set of dangers, something Oscar and his wife Mai (Althea Vega) quickly find out when they get chewed up and spat out shortly after arriving in the city. Things seem to be looking up when Oscar lands a job with an armored truck company but shady business dealings by some of his co-workers, make life in the rice fields seem like kids’ play by comparison.

Sooo… part of this movie’s marketing campaign is the claim that the producers of the Underworld franchise are responsible for this one. That does not get me excited. The fact that Kate Beckinsale isn’t traipsing around in this one in her skintight outfit is not exactly helping either.