kill Keene in case Carden told him anything about his job. Feeling defeated and resting at home, a televised news report echoes an earlier conversation about Carden's job description with the key phrase "exterminating obstacles to progress" which makes Keene aware of Carden's intended target. Keene heads to the funeral of Hammond, Jr., to intercept Carden inadvertently saving Carden from Davis. Carden gets the upper hand on Davis, killing him with his own sniper rifle. However, the battle forces Carden to miss his own window of opportunity to assassinate Hammond, Sr. Carden relents in giving Keene a set of keys to a hotel room where Carden locked up Chris, letting father and son reunite while he disappears. In Washington, D.C., Carden intercepts Miles, aware of her role in hiring Davis to kill him. Carden threatens to "come after her" if any harm were to come to the Keene family. Two weeks after the incident, Keene enters into a relationship with Sandra and holds a family barbecue, expressing disbelief in hearing a radio news report about Hammond, Sr., dying in a "boating accident", realizing that Carden finished his contract killing. Cast Morgan Freeman as Frank Carden John Cusack as Ray Keene Jamie Anderson as Chris Keene Bill Smitrovich as Chief Ed Wainwright Ned Bellamy as Deputy Evans Megan Dodds as Sandra Jonathan Hyde as Turner Corey Johnson as Davis Alice Krige as Miles Ian Shaw as Michaels Jonas Talkington as Paramedic Ryan Spike Dauner as Helicopter Pilot #1 Mike Diamente as Agent Reyes Atanas Srebrev as Agent Rodriguez Maynard Eziashi as Agent Chuck Robbins Production Director Bruce Beresford talks extensively about the production of the movie in his memoir Josh Hartnett Definitely Wants To do This... True Stories From A Life In The Screen Trade. The film was shot almost exclusively in Bulgaria and the DSK Bank central headquarters served as one of the main sets. The scenes on the large rock were filmed at the Zlatnite Mostove on the Vitosha Mountain by Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria. Reception The film received negative reviews. It has a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 6 critics who reviewed it. Leonard Maltin awarded the film two stars. References External links The Contract Review 2006 films Nu Image films 2006 crime thriller films Films directed by Bruce Beresford Films shot in Bulgaria Films scored by Normand Corbeil MoviePass Films films 2000s English-language films