One Day as a Lion

Hapless hit man Jackie Powers (Scott Caan) just wanted the cash to get his son Billy (Dash Melrose) out of juvie when he tailed degenerate gambling debtor Walter Boggs (J.K. Simmons) into a diner. Blowing the assignment, he makes a hostage out of waitress Lola Brisky (Marianne Rendón)--and now has to deal with her as well as the wrath of angry capo Pauly Russo (Frank Grillo). Darkly funny neo-noir scripted by Caan also stars Virginia Madsen, Taryn Manning, George Carroll. 87 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.