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A criminal bides his time at a seedy motel, waiting for his boss after killing several men and making away with a mystery bag.

A professional shooter gets a new job from his boss. The job is simple to bring him a bag without opening it. But everyone on this town wants that bag. So Jack has to protect the bag and try to carry out his mission. In this city he will meet a lot of people and he will seduced by mysterious woman.—Chris Zoumpos

Jack (Cusack) is asked to pick up a bag and deliver it to Dragna (DeNiro). Jack is told not to look in the bag but to just deliver it for a handsome reward. The movie starts with Jack already having the bag and having to wait for Dragna to pick it up at a run-down motel. Characters already staying at the motel, the motel manager, and the police all play a part in Jack's time protecting the bag for Dragna.

Throughout the movie, questions arise such as what is in the bag, who is out to kill Jack for the bag, and when will Dragna get there. This movie also has a ton of memorable characters such as Ned (Glover) the creepy motel manager, Rivka (DeCosta) the hooker, a pimp, a Russian mobster who is a "little person", Dragna (DeNiro), the Sheriff, and of course the bag protector, Jack (Cusack).