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* DiesDifferentlyInTheAdaptation: In the book, [[spoiler: Albert gets shot and Ray kills him to avoid treating his wound, then Ray is captured by Kenan and brutally tortured to death in retaliation for his wife's murder. In the film, Albert and Ray's fates are reversed with Ray getting shot by Scudder and then garroted by Albert, while Albert is shot dead by Scudder not long afterwards]].
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* HurtingHero: Scudder is all alone, with the most human contact coming from his AA meetings and interactions with his clients. This makes him something of a lone wolf, privately living in guilt for his past actions.
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler: He brutally strangles Ray to death the second he becomes an inconvenience and regards it with no more emotion than swatting a fly. Albert is not any better than Ray and could even be argued as being worse but it's still satisfying to witness.]]
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* BadassBaritone: As is standard for any character played by Liam Neeson.

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* AntiHero: Matt is a former dirty cop whose recklessness and alcoholism [[spoiler: got a young girl killed]] and he's still something of a shady character now, not afraid to use questionable tactics to achieve his goals. But he's still firmly on the side of good.



* CardCarryingVillain: Neither has any illusions whatsoever about what vile subhuman monsters they are and absolutely revel in their sadism and evil.



* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: [[spoiler: The issue with working with another sadistic sociopath is that they are very likely to turn on you if they have to or just for fun. Ray finds this out the hard way when Albert kills him.]]

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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: [[spoiler: The issue with working with another sadistic sociopath is that they are very likely to turn on you if they have to or just for fun. Ray finds this out the hard way when Albert kills him.]]him the second he becomes an inconvenience.]]
* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: They're both fairly ordinary looking guys with nothing about either of them that hints at their true nature.



* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler:After he's shot by Scudder, he flees in terror and he cries and whines about his wound to an uncaring Albert, bitching that he's never been wounded before. He's also noticeably uneasy when his intimidation doesn't work on Matt.]]

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* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler:After he's shot by Scudder, he flees in terror and he cries and whines about his wound to an uncaring Albert, bitching that he's never been wounded before. He's also noticeably uneasy when his intimidation doesn't work on Matt.]]Matt, showing he's not used to actual opposition. It's also telling that his main victims are smaller women and a young girl he could easily overpower.]]
* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: He's fond of making exceptionally dark jokes about his actions, such as the above mentioned moment with Yuri's daughter.



* SmugSnake: Ray thinks he's a lot smarter and untouchable than he actually is and is noticeably uneasy when Scudder shoots down his delusions of genius and shows he isn't afraid of him.

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* SmugSnake: Ray thinks he's a lot smarter and untouchable than he actually is and is noticeably uneasy when Scudder Matt shoots down his delusions of genius and shows he isn't afraid of him.




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* VillainousWidowsPeak: He's a sadistic monster with a noticeably receding hairline.
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* RedOniBlueOni: Ray is the red, being much more emotive and talkative, while Albert is the blue, being reserved and quiet.

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%%* ThePerfectCrime* ThePerfectCrime: Their MO is to kidnap the family members of powerful drug lords and demand high ransoms, knowing they won't go to the police, and then murder the victims anyway.



* SoftSpokenSadist: They are always quiet and speak calmly, especially Albert, and are motivated solely by sheer cruelty.



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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: No one sheds any tears when Albert murders him out of sheer petulance.]]

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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler: Being violently strangled to death with razor wire is a pretty bad way to die. Though it's not like he didn't deserve every second of it.]]



* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler:After he's shot by Scudder, he flees in terror and he cries and whines about his wound to an uncaring Albert, bitching that he's never been wounded before.]]

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* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler:After he's shot by Scudder, he flees in terror and he cries and whines about his wound to an uncaring Albert, bitching that he's never been wounded before. He's also noticeably uneasy when his intimidation doesn't work on Matt.]]



* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Throttled with the razor wire he used to torture his victims.]]

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* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Throttled with the razor wire he used to torture his victims.victims and is regarded with the same indifference by Albert as their victims were.]]


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* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler: He brutally strangles Ray to death the second he becomes an inconvenience and regards it with no more emotion than swatting a fly. Albert is not any better than Ray and could even be argued as being worse but it's still satisfying to witness.]]


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* NoHonorAmongThieves: [[spoiler: Murders Ray as soon as he becomes a burden without a second's hesitation.]]

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* BadassBaritone: As is standard for any character played by Liam Neeson.



* DirtyCop: He was corrupt while he was on the force.

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* DirtyCop: He was corrupt while he was on the force. While he didn't love being on the take, he notes it was both necessary to support his family and keep the trust of colleagues.
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* HannibalLecture: He absolutely ''loves'' this trope, talking at length about the awful stuff he's done or will do to victims and lording what he believes to be his intellect over everyone. He becomes noticeably uneasy when it doesn't work on Scudder and Matt makes makes clear that he sees Ray for what he is, a depraved, sadistic lowlife who isn't anywhere near as intelligent or impressive as he thinks he is.

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%%* DarkAndTroubledPast* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: When he was a cop, he accidentally killed a kid during a shootout.]]



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%%* GuileHero* GuileHero: He regularly uses his wit and understanding of other to succeed rather than brute force.



* EvilIsBigger: They both stand at around 6'3, towering over everyone but Scudder.



* ForTheEvulz: They barely seem to care about money, only getting as much pleasure as they can from their vile actions.
* HateSink: There's absolutely ''nothing'' good or redeemable about these two and they may well be two of the most repulsive killers ever put on screen.



* KickTheDog: Their whole MO is to kill their victims regardless of wheter they get paid and to make sure to do so in the most sadistic manner possible.



* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: They rape the women they have captured before murdering them.



* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: [[spoiler: The issue with working with another sadistic sociopath is that they are very likely to turn on you if they have to or just for fun. Ray finds this out the hard way when Albert kills him.]]



* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler:After he's shot by Scudder, he cries and whines about his wound to an uncaring Albert, bitching that he's never been wounded before.]]

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* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler:After he's shot by Scudder, he flees in terror and he cries and whines about his wound to an uncaring Albert, bitching that he's never been wounded before.]]



* SmugSnake: Ray thinks he's a lot smarter and untouchable than he actually is.

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* MotorMouth: Ray loves the sound of his own voice, particularly when taunting victims.
* PaedoHunt: Given the way he looks at the fourteen-year old Lucia, it's all but outright stated he's a paedophile.
* SmugSnake: Ray thinks he's a lot smarter and untouchable than he actually is.is and is noticeably uneasy when Scudder shoots down his delusions of genius and shows he isn't afraid of him.
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* ThoseTwoBadGuys: They stick together pretty exclusively. [[spoiler:Averted at the end, when Ray is killed by Albert.]]
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* AdaptationalVillainy: While still horrifically monstrous characters in the book, when returning the dismembered bodies of their victims there, they didn't include audiotapes of them torturing the women to death.

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* AdaptationalVillainy: AdaptationalJerkass: While still horrifically monstrous characters in the book, when returning the dismembered bodies of their victims there, they didn't include audiotapes of them torturing the women to death.



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%%* * BeardOfEvil: He has a trimmed goatee.goatee, and he's pure evil, raping and murdering people with no remorse. Of course, Ray is also evil to the core and doesn't have a beard.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: While still horrifically monstrous characters in the book, when returning the dismembered bodies of their victims there, they didn't include audiotapes of them torturing the women to death.


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* TheHunterBecomesTheHunted: A downplayed version once Scudder starts after them, although they get off easy compared to the NightmareFuel PayEvilUntoEvil /LaserGuidedKarma that Ray gets in the book.
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* [[NoHonorAmongThieves No Honor Among Psychopaths]]: [[spoiler:Despite being a partnership, they show little concern for each other. After Ray is badly wounded, Albert casually goes to the bathroom before seemingly attending to his wounds...only to kill Ray and go upstairs to eat dinner.]]

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* [[NoHonorAmongThieves No Honor Among Psychopaths]]: [[spoiler:Despite NoHonorAmongThieves: Despite being a partnership, they show little concern for each other. After Ray [[spoiler:Ray is badly wounded, Albert casually goes to the bathroom before seemingly attending to his wounds...only to kill Ray Ray]] and go upstairs to eat dinner.]]



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%%* DeadpanSnarker* DeadpanSnarker: When Scudder remarks that the duo [[spoiler:cut Yuri's daughter's fingers]], he dryly and mockingly responds they did so before a deal had been reached.



* BeardOfEvil: He has a trimmed goatee.

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* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:Albert murders Ray, and becomes the final physical threat.]]
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* {{Badass}}: Scudder is a badass in a realistic, practical and somewhat subdued way. He's just a highly competent and quick-thinking fighter.
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* AxCrazy: Despite this side to themselves mostly been hidden by their mostly emotionless personalities, it's clear they share the same savage mindset of a rabid dog. Only difference is that they enjoy their savagery.

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* EvilerThanThou: These guys make drug lords who could be generic villains in any other film look downright sympathetic and reasonable in comparison.



*AffablyEvil: More affable than evil even.



* EvilVersusEvil: Yuri and Kenny team up to try and take down Ray and Albert.

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* EvilVersusEvil: Yuri and Kenny team up to try and take down Ray and Albert. Possibly averted somewhat as Yuro is not even in the same ''ballpark'' as Ray and Albert [[BlackAndGreyMorality in terms of evilness]].
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* {{Badass}}: Scudder is a badass in a realistic, practical and somewhat subdued way. He's just a highly competent and quick-thinking fighter.



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* HurtingHero: Scudder is all alone, with the most human contact coming from his AA meetings and interactions with his clients. This makes him something of a lone wolf, privately living in guilt for his past actions.
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:When he was a cop and in the throes of delusional alcoholism, he got into a shoot-out with some criminals. Scudder takes a bad shot, and accidentally shoots a little girl in the head through the eye.]]



* {{Revenge}}: His driving motivation.

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* TheLostLenore: His wife, who is killed before the events of the film begin.
* {{Revenge}}: His driving motivation.motivation is to wreak vengeance on the kidnappers for the death of his wife.



* BullyingADragon: They purposefully target drug dealers who won't go to the police. Of course, these are dangerous men anyway. It seems likely they would have eventually stumbled onto a sociopath who just takes their kidnapping as an insult.



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%%* {{Sadist}}
%%* SerialKiller
* {{Sadist}}: They get their kicks from torture, rape and murder.
* SerialKiller: Money seems to be a secondary goal to their urge to kill. They take pleasure in their work.



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%%* ThoseTwoBadGuys* TheSociopath: Ray and Albert are ruthless sadists of the highest order. Albert comes across as slightly creepier than Ray, due to him being so cold, humourless and silent.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: They stick together pretty exclusively. [[spoiler:Averted at the end, when Ray is killed by Albert.]]



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* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:How Scudder kills him.]]
* CreepyMonotone: His voice is very flat and emotionless.



* KilledMidSentence: [[spoiler:By Scudder.]]

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* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:Albert murders Ray, and becomes the final physical threat.]]
* KilledMidSentence: [[spoiler:By Scudder. Just as Albert is about to get started on what is presumably going to be a MotiveRant, Scudder shuts him up because he doesn't care what this psychotic piece of shit has to say.]]



* TheQuietOne: Albert says almost nothing.

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* TheQuietOne: Albert says almost nothing.nothing, in contrast to the more talkative Ray.
* SuddenlyVoiced: He's silent for most of the film, never speaking unless he absolutely has to.

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%%* DeathbedConfession* DeathbedConfession: [[spoiler:He attempts to confess to Kenny that he had an affair with his wife, but expires before he can get the words out.]]


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* BadassAndChildDuo: With TJ.
%%* BadassAndChildDuoDarkAndTroubledPast
* DirtyCop: He was corrupt while he was on the force.



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%%* NervesOfSteel* NervesOfSteel: Played with. On the surface, Scudder is cool and unable to be intimidated. [[spoiler:He's seen psyching himself up and praying before his meet-up with the kidnappers, however, showing that he is concerned about the possible ways the meeting could go wrong.]]




* CainAndAbel: Done in an interesting way. Neither of them are upstanding members of society, but Kenny is a successful man who has control of his life. Peter is a ne'er-do-well junkie.
* {{Revenge}}: His driving motivation.




* CainAndAbel: Done in an interesting way. Neither of them are upstanding members of society, but Kenny is a successful man who has control of his life. Peter is a ne'er-do-well junkie.
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* [[NoHonorAmongThieves No Honor Among Psychopaths]]: [[spoiler:Despite being a partnership, they show little concern for each other. After Ray is badly wounded, Albert casually goes to the bathroom before seemingly attending to his wounds...only to kill Ray and go upstairs to eat dinner.]]



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%%* BlondeGuysAreEvil



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* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler:After he's shot by Scudder, he cries and whines about his wound to an uncaring Albert, bitching that he's never been wounded before.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: He has a very jovial and exuberant personality, but it does nothing to disguise the fact that he's a subhuman sadist. [[spoiler:He's angered when Scudder gives him a ShutUpHannibal.]]
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Throttled with the razor wire he used to torture his victims.]]
* SmugSnake: Ray thinks he's a lot smarter and untouchable than he actually is.
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:He starts freaking out after he's shot by Scudder, panicking in terror on the ride home.]]



* BeardOfEvil: He has a trimmed goatee.



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* EvilIsPetty: [[spoiler:He murders Ray largely because it would be simply too much effort to keep him alive.]]
* KilledMidSentence: [[spoiler:By Scudder.]]
* LeanAndMean: He's much more wiry than Ray, who has a broad build.
* TheQuietOne: Albert says almost nothing.



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%%* DrivenToSuicide* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Jonas throws himself off the roof of his building after Scudder tries to enlist his help in finding Ray and Albert.]]


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* StalkerWithACrush: [[spoiler:To one of Ray and Albert's victims. He became obsessed with her from a distance, and even wrote a book about how himself "rescuing" her from her drug dealer boyfriend.]]
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: [[spoiler:Jonas fantasized extensively about being a hero for the woman he was stalking, rescuing her from her boyfriend. When Ray and Albert actually do kidnap her and get ready to torture her, he's not evil enough to actually harm her but also not brave enough to save her. He runs away.]]
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* EvilVersesEvil: Yuri and Kenny team up to try and take down Ray and Albert.

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* AmbiguousSituation: Just what is their relation to each other? Brothers? Partners in crime? Lovers? It's never spelled out.


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* EveryoneHasStandards: [[spoiler:He might be a sleazy pervert with bizarre fantasies, but he's not nearly on the level of Ray and Albert. He's horrified by their antics.]]


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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He might be a drug dealer, but he has an ill wife he cares for and dearly loves his daughter.
* EvilVersesEvil: Yuri and Kenny team up to try and take down Ray and Albert.
* PapaWolf: For his daughter.
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* TheAlcoholic: Scudder had a serious drinking problem when he was a cop; following MyGreatestFailure, he puts the plug in the jug.
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!!Ray & Albert
->'''Played By:''' Creator/DavidHarbour & Adam David Thompson

* BatmanGambit: Their plan revolves around the idea that kidnapping the loved ones of high-ranking criminals means that those criminals won't involve the police. Their plan works for the most part; the various drug lords/dealers are practitioners of PragmaticVillainy and assume they can be reasoned with. The money, however, is secondary to the enjoyment they get from their "work".
* BigBadDuumvirate: They work in conjunction.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: They specialize in giving their victims utterly horrific, agonizing deaths.
* DisposingOfABody: They cut their victims into pieces for disposal...while they're alive.
* {{Fingore}}: [[spoiler:They slice off fingers, and do so to Yuri Landau's daughter before a deal is made.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: They are utterly remorseless psychopaths who get their pleasure from the pain of others.
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* RazorFloss: One of their preferred torture devices is a loop of razor wire.
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%%* SerialKiller
* SerialRapist: They're both rapists.
* WouldHarmAChild: Neither of them has any compunction about murdering young children.
* YouSaidYouWouldLetThemGo: They enjoy tricking their victims' loved ones into believing they will let them go after getting the ransom money. They set everything up...only to show off what's left of the bodies.
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[[folder:Scudder]]
!!Matthew Scudder
->'''Played By:''' Creator/LiamNeeson
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!The Kristo Brothers

[[folder:Kenny]]
!!Kenny Kristo
->'''Played By:''' Creator/DanStevens
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[[folder:Peter]]
!!Peter Kristo
->'''Played By:''' Boyd Holbrook
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!The Kidnappers

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!!Ray
->'''Played By:''' Creator/DavidHarbour
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[[folder:Albert]]
!!Albert
->'''Played By:''' Adam David Thompson
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!Other Characters

[[folder:Jonas]]
!!Jonas Loogan
->'''Played By:''' Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
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[[folder:TJ]]
!!TJ
->'''Played By:''' Brian "Astro" Bradley
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[[folder:Yuri]]
!!Yuri Landau
->'''Played By:''' [[Creator/SebastianRoche Sebastian Roché]]
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