Plot
Former U.S. Army Ranger and GWOT veteran Jim Davis suffers from PTSD. Jim, determined to marry his Mexican girlfriend Marta, and bring her into the United States to start a life together, returns to Los Angeles, California. He reunites with his best friend Mike Alonzo whose longtime girlfriend Sylvia is a young attorney "on the warpath" over his failure to get a job. Mike's previous job was outsourced and Sylvia encourages Jim to help Mike find new employment. After failing the psychological profile for a position in the LAPD, Jim gets drunk with Mike and they visit Jim's ex-girlfriend. A fight ensues when her current boyfriend shows up with a group of friends. Jim gets the upper hand and when Mike produces a gun, they rob the men of their possessions, including marijuana and a handgun. Jim leaves messages on Mike's answering machine with different voices, pretending to be companies responding to his resume. The fake callbacks put Sylvia in a good mood and Jim and Mike go to a "paisa" bar to try selling the stolen gun but leave after a potential buyer is killed. Mike is horrified, but Jim is excited by witnessing death again.
When Mike returns home drunk to an upset Sylvia, he plays back the answering machine messages and discovers Jim's voice was inadvertently captured at the end. Sylvia throws Mike out and he stays at Jim's place. Jim gets shortlisted for a position with the Department of Homeland Security, but, after cheating on a urine test, he fails a polygraph question about drug use. His only other prospect is from a government agent working out of Colombia who appreciates Jim's ability to "get things done." Jim accepts, warned not to marry a foreigner, and ordered to report to FLETC.
Mike visits Sylvia with the news he's gotten a real job with a company managed by an old friend. She calms down and they make love. Jim arrives and tells her Mike is coming to Mexico with him for the weekend as a last chance to hang out. Despite Sylvia's opposition, Mike accompanies Jim and Toussant to Mexico. They attend a party where Marta reveals she's pregnant. Jim responds violently, threatening to punch her in the stomach and shoot her in the head. Mike convinces Toussant and Jim its time to leave. Jim drives home in a belligerent state as Toussant gives him an ultimatum to either seek counselling or he'll cut off all contact until he does.
Jim reveals to Mike he is transporting 20 kilograms of marijuana. When Mike protests, Jim pulls a gun, then breaks down, horrified at what he's becoming. Mike agrees to accompany Jim to the drug deal and realize one of the buyers is the same man they had earlier robbed. A gunfight erupts and the man is killed. The rest of the buyers plead for their lives, but Jim kills them also. As Jim and Mike escape, a bystanders in a nearby house shoots at their car hitting Jim in the back and face and paralyzing him. Jim urges Mike to "step up" and shoot him to end his suffering. They say their goodbyes, and Mike kills Jim. When he reunites with Sylvia they embrace and Mike breaks down.
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