In this remake of the 2011 French thriller Nuit blanche, Jamie Foxx stars as a Las Vegas cop increasingly embroiled in a mafia-type drugs scandal with just a few hours to sort things out – and save his kidnapped teenage son. Vincent Downs (Foxx) and partner, Sean (rapper TI), have 25 kilos of cocaine in their possession, wanted by sleazy casino owner Rubino (Dermot Mulroney), in turn wanted by punkish drug dealer Novak (a menacing Scoot McNairy). When Vincent’s Nancy Drew-type colleague, internal affairs officer Bryant (Michelle Monaghan), begins to meddle, Vincent finds himself further compromised.
Most of the action is confined to the sleek interiors of fictional Las Vegas hotel the Luxus; bloody smackdowns occur in settings including a dimly lit casino, a pulsing, neon nightclub and a spa pool, among other toothsome cliches. Naysayers will call it generic; I say genre-specific. A lot of the film’s enjoyment rides on Foxx’s star power, who delivers a committed performance here. It’s thin but taut and at a lean 95 minutes, it zips along at a propulsive, entertaining clip.
