Forced to confront his past, an ex-soldier embarks on a trail of revenge in this action thriller starring Jason Statham. Battle-scarred ex-special forces soldier Joey Jones (Statham), trying to avoid a court martial, finds himself homeless and eking out a living on the streets of London. After falling foul of an underworld gang, however, a desperate Joey seizes the chance to reinvent himself by assuming the identity of a wealthy Covent Garden businessman. When his pregnant girlfriend is later found murdered, Joey, armed with his new identity and his connections in the Chinese underworld, sets out to track down the man responsible, meting out instant justice to anyone who stands in his way.