When two petty criminals (Ryan Phillippe and Benicio Del Toro) kidnap a girl (Juliette Lewis) that has been paid $1m dollars to be a surrogate mother for a wealthy couple, they expect to score big money fast. But soon they run into major problems when they realize that they are out of their league. Chased by a mafia-connected lawyer and hired gunmen on their way to Mexico, it all unravels in several blazing shoot-outs.