Devastated by the recent kidnapping of his 15-year-old son, Largo Winch looks on, helpless, as his business partner commits suicide during a live press conference. As everything turns against him, as his business empire starts to fail, he discovers that the two events are perhaps linked: if he finds the criminals responsible, he will perhaps see his son again. From Canada to Burma to Hong Kong… Largo doesn’t yet know that his search will lead him straight to hell… An action-packed movie with an intrigue-filled plot that will grip you without respite till the final breathless seconds.
20世纪60年代，美国的势力向亚洲渗透，为此政府实行的一项绝密计划——战士再造计划，通过药物注射等手段将士兵大造成冷血无情、实力强悍的超级战士。随着技术不断改进，在罗伯特·柯林博士的主持下又开启了白塔计划，成功打造出更为完美的第二代超级战士。然而一次意外后12名二代战士逃亡，而涉嫌叛国的柯林博士也被驱逐
芝加哥大学毕业的物理学家鲍里斯（拉里•戴维 Larry David 饰）自认天才，对世界及人性均极度悲观，在莫名其妙与妻子分手后跳楼自杀未遂，辞去工作搬到纽约曼哈顿城中，靠教小孩象棋为生。某晚在家门口发现了从密西西比州离家出走的天真少女美乐蒂（埃文•雷切尔•伍德 Evan Rachel Wood 饰）。美乐蒂请求鲍里斯收留，极不情愿的鲍里斯只答应让她暂住一晚，却没想到美乐蒂不仅对他的天才极度尊敬，在同龄朋友面前大加赞扬，并对自己渐生爱意。尽管有着四十多岁的年龄差异，二人仍决定结婚。不久美乐蒂的母亲玛丽埃塔（帕特里西娅•克拉克森 Patricia Clarkson 饰）被丈夫抛弃后从密西西比来访，与鲍里斯的朋友凯文（亚当•布鲁克斯 Adam Brooks 饰）一见钟情。凯文帮助玛丽埃塔成为了摄影师，但对鲍里斯不满的玛丽埃塔却想尽办法拆散他与美乐蒂……
