Security [ 2017 ]

Film Summary

The movie tells a story about a man who is a retired Marine captain named Eddie Deacon, he is silently in his car, question himself about things happening his life.  Minutes passed while he was in deep thought, then he decided to get out of his car and went for a job interview, expecting to get a job that will help him to pay bills for his family.

Deacon provides deep background history about himself with confidence, even though he had excellent qualification, there was no job matches his ability and experience, he was not lucky because the work he was looking for, was already filled by someone else, Deacon left unhappy since he did not get the job. As he left the building, the women who is supervisor chase after him, at first, she was a bit nervous because Deacon qualification are higher compared to a job she wants to offer him, she ask if he will accept the job offer, Deacon without second thought he agrees to do it, a job was security guard at the mall and it starts immediately on the same day.

On other part of the movie, we see United States Marshal cars moving a little girl called Jamie. She is significant eye witness in a murder case. The cars are moving through worse climatic condition which affect communications, heavy rainfall and wind block the communication, while United State Marshal struggling to reach their destination, in the middle of the road they got ambushed by armed criminals.

Heavily exchange of bullets erupts in the center of road, the criminals were mercenaries, they flip Marshals cars and quickly eradicate marshals, The security chief of the marshal’s convoy left with no choice than directs Jamie to run into the forest for her safety. The battle was extremely left no Marshals alive; all Marshals died on the spot. Despite scared and alone Jamie kept running without looking behind. The criminals had to ensure no one survived, they did deep clean on the crime scene.

Deacon arrived at the mall to start his shift as security guard, at the mall he welcomed by a guy named Vance, who is the leader of security guards at the mall, Vance tells Deacon about the rules to follow while on shift. The team of the security guards at the mall consist five people also the mall itself seems old and security guards weapons are poor so Deacon realizes that when extreme threat happens at the mall, it is going to be very difficult to deal with.

 While Deacon moving around checking, suddenly electricity at the mall shutdown due to heavy storm. While in the dark, Deacon saw a little girl (Jamie) near the glass door outside the mall, crying and struggling to get inside the mall, she was looking for help, without a second thought Deacon opened the door and allow Jamie get inside the mall, Jamie told them about a ground of bad guys are looking for her and they will arrive there anytime, they need to be prepare, after finished warning the security guard, she lost conscious.

Deacon carries Jamie to command room while in the room, he realize that Jamie is very significant witness in murder case which involve cartel boss. Jamie's Daddy was murdered by cartel boss, she was hiding and saw it all, now she is the only witness of murder case.

Minutes later, one criminal named "Charlie", arrived outside the mall acting like Jamie’s father, at the beginning mall security guard team was not sure what to believe, but Deacon immediately felt something is not right. Charlie asks security team to let Jamie outside, he even willing to give more than 1 million dollars in cash to get her.

Things got heated when Charlie told them clearly that once they reject his offer, everybody in the mall will lose their life. Deacon did not change his decision and rejects the offer. Deacon asks other guards to get ready for the battle.

The criminals block all the communications at the mall. In the Mall, Deacon arranged the security team and put them in protective mode. Jamie was kept in a storage room with tools and small radio, asked to stay put, silent and not to reveal herself regardless of the situation. 

The criminals started to attack by destroying the doors using explosives, blocking all escaping routes from the mall and destroy security systems around the mall. Deacon instructed security team to put traps, using available tools and turned them into weapons, ready for a fight. With his military training and experience in battlefield, Deacon and team of security guards managed to push the criminals back despite having poor weapons and criminals has advanced weapons.

Soon, Deacon realize that criminals are professionals in combat and they are well aware about the mall inside out but he did not surrender and kept fighting. Criminals jam the Deacon's communication frequency which cause misunderstanding that led Deacon to talk to the enemy believing that he is talking to a team member. 

 During the search, Charlie was getting close to capture Jamie, attempting to lie to her about her father in order to get her to reveal herself, Charlie’s tactics failed, Jamie did not listen and stayed hidden.

Deacon was severe wounded but he kept fighting with a criminal, Jamie was tired to hide, she decided to join the fights but she was captured by Charlie, he uses her to force Deacon to backdown. While Charlie is talking to Deacon, Jamie saw opportunity, she uses the taser she was given by Deacon to taser Charlie. then Deacon uses the chance to shoot Charlie and killed him on the spot, ending the battle for good.

Not so long, police officers arrived at the scene, takes Jamie to safety and joined with her uncle but before she left, she hugs and gave thanks to Deacon for protecting her. Deacon was sent hospital for treatment of his wounds.

Finally, Jamie went back home safe and sound. Deacon joined his family (Wife and daughter) and continues with his life silent and peacefully.

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