Having decided to quit his job as a hitman to live a happy life with his girlfriend Eve, Chev Chelios chooses to spare his last victim, a Chinese crime lord. Shortly after, one morning, the killer realizes he has been poisoned in his sleep by his employer, the gangster Ricky Verona, and that he has only one hour to live. Reached by phone, his doctor explains that, to temporarily neutralize the deadly cocktail he has been injected with, he must stimulate his heart in every possible way. At breakneck speed, Chev races through the city in search of Verona, who holds the antidote, while picking up Eve along the way. She will learn the truth about her lover's criminal activities in a brutal fashion.

The DVD includes the original English version and the dubbed French version as well as several bonus features.

The DVD includes the original English version and the dubbed French version as well as many bonuses.

Chev Chelios is about to begin his morning with an unexpected wake-up call. Groggy, practically unable to move and with a heart that's barely beating, Chev answers his cell phone and hears the voice of thug Ricky Verona, who reveals Chev has been poisoned in his sleep and has only an hour to live.

As it turns out, Chev is a hit man who freelances for a major West Coast crime syndicate. And a run of the mill job the night before that was supposed to be like any other hit went unexpectedly awry: Chev let his target go in an effort to quit the professional killing business and start a new life with his girlfriend Eve.

Now, Chev must keep moving -literally- to stay alive. The only way to prolong the poison from stopping his heart is to keep his adrenaline flowing. As the clock ticks, Chelios cuts a swath through the streets of Los Angeles, wreaking havoc on those who dare stand in his way. He must rescue Eve from danger, stay two steps ahead of his nemeses as they try to eliminate him, and search for an antidote to save his own life.