该片主要讲述了神秘陌生客（范达姆）枪战后被送进医院，外国匪帮明目张胆地追捕他到医院，而他的护士则是这次追捕的唯一幸存见证人。他要面对的是联邦调查局的讯问，及国际阴谋和复仇。本片情节曲折反转，直到最后的子弹射出才为你揭晓谜底。

AMedievalKnightresurrectstofulfillhisvowandbestowablood-thirstvengeanceuponthekindredspiritsofthosewhobetrayedhimlongago.Inthecourseofonenight,identitieswillberevealed,destiniesmet,andapoeticjusticeofthemacabremaniacallyserved.Hereliesataleofpassion,loyalty,deceit,betrayal...andrevenge.TheywereWarriors.TheywereCrusaders.UndertheleadershipoftherighteousGREGOIRE,thisbandofbrothersintheHolyOrderoftheKnightsTemplarselflesslyfoughtback-to-back,defendingGODandtheTrueCross.Untilonedarknightofutterbetrayal...Gloriouswastheirvictorythatnight,goldtheirfind.ThespoilsweretobetakentotheirGrandmasterforuseinfurtheringtheirCause.Yetgreedhadinfectedoneoftheirnumber-RENAULT-andundertheinfluenceofthedemonoflust,heembracedandfiendishlypersuadedotherstohelphimcarryouthisnefariousplanofbetrayal.AmongthosewhoseheartsheblackenedwasthealreadyresentfulMENAS,enviousofhisbrotherMELKON,themanfamedasbeingboththegreatestswordsmaninallofEuropeandtherighthandofGregoire.ThefollowingmorningRenault'sheinousplotwentintoeffectandGregoire,MelkonandtheirbelovedstewardKOKOwereambushedandexecutedforpurposesofgreed.Butashelaydying,Gregoirevowedhisrevenge.TenlifetimesofexcessRenaultandhismurderingcompatriotswouldenjoy.AndthenhewouldreturntodelivertheirsoulstoHellforallofeternity.Tenlifetimesofexcess...Thecenturiespassandafter700years,theallottedtimeoftheevildoersnearsculmination.Onedark,stormynight,theCrusader,uponhissteed,resurrectstoexecutehispledgeofvengeanceuponthenowkindredspiritsofthosewhovictimizedhimsoverylongago.Thestageissetforretributionasaneclecticgroupassemblesatasecludedmanorhomeundertheguiseofapromisedfantasyweekendtofulfillpersonaldesires.JAKE,theeventscoordinatorwillhavehishandsfullplayinghosttohisyoungguests;CELINE,thealluringandpromiscuousEastern-European,ASHLEY,thecontemptuousyetbeautifulsocialite,AMY,theinnocentandmeekgirl-next-door,HURCOS,thepredatoryMiddle-Easternplayboy,andJAPONIKO,theuninvitedandmysteriousAsianminimalist.SHAUNA,theabrasiveIrishcook,andhercohortincrimeBENOIT,thebone-idleEnglishcaretaker,alongwiththeenigmaticPRIESTandthebenevolentSHOPKEEPER,roundoutthisunusualandextremelycolorfulcastofcharacters.JakeassignsthepositionofassistantrecreationalcoordinatortoAmy,andasshereadsfromanobscurestorybook,thetaleofGregoireandhisrighteousbandofTemplarKnightsanimates,andthestoryofbetrayalisreenactedfortheguests.Bloodwillflowexcessivelyasthecursedandunsuspectingkindredspiritsmeettheirimminentdestiniesone-by-oneduringtheCrusader'smaniacalreprisal.

影片改编自同名小说，故事围绕复杂罪案的侦破展开。侦探Carson(约翰·特拉沃尔塔饰)受雇回到自己曾居住过的小镇调查案件。很快，另一桩谋杀案扰乱了Carson的视线，牵连其中的正是自己曾经的爱人Jayne(法米克·詹森饰)和她的女儿，而两起案件间似乎有着千丝万缕的联系，这座小镇隐藏的秘密正被慢慢揭开。

摩根·弗里曼、鲁比·罗丝将主演动作惊悚片[征服](Vanquish，暂译)。乔治·加洛([中间人])执导，加洛与SamuelBartlett共同操刀剧本。弗里曼饰演一位退休的警察局长，他通过绑架他的看护人(罗丝)的女儿来勒索她，迫使她帮助他，欺骗他腐败的警察团队，企图清理整座城市。该片已在密西西比州比洛克西开拍。