韦斯利（鲍沃斯·布斯 Powers Boothe 饰）是一名探员，最近，他正在调查一宗名为“上帝之手”的恶性连环杀人案件，一个名叫芬顿（马修·麦康纳 Matthew McConaughey 饰）的神秘男人找到了韦斯利，并告诉他自己知道整个案件的来龙去脉，让韦斯利感到震惊的是，如果事实真的如芬顿所言，那么凶手不是别人，正是芬顿那已经自杀的弟弟亚当（杰瑞米·桑普特 Jeremy Sumpter 饰）。韦斯利跟随芬顿来到了亚当的墓前，在那里，芬顿向韦斯利讲述了他和亚当的过往。
　　原来，一切事件起源于兄弟两人的父亲梅克斯（比尔·帕克斯顿 Bill Paxton 饰），他告诉两兄弟自己遇见了天使，这位天使给了他一份名单，名单上记载的都是化身为人类的恶魔，而梅克斯要做的，就是将他们一一杀死。对于父亲的话，亚当信以为真，而芬顿却察觉到了其中的疯狂，两人的命运自此走上了截然不同的道路。

　　A pilots pregnant wife is killed by a band of thugs who break into their home. The gang is caught and sent off to prison. Wanting to see that "justice" is done the pilot stages his own death and then gets himself arrested so he can hunt the killers in the prisons into which they have been sent.
　　
　　To be honest the story is a bit clichéd with the plot taking some obvious paths once things are set in motion. Normally that would be a bad thing but here the film works largely thanks to a very good cast of mostly unknown actors. The stand out is Andy Serkis, best known for playing Gollum in the Lord of the Rings movies. Here he's the head of the nasty band and his vileness seems to drip off the screen. If you want to know why Peter Jackson chose him to play the tortured creature in the big budgeted epic look no further. Serkis isn't on screen much until the final portion of the film, but his evilness in the early part of the film hangs over everything like a dark cloud.
　　
　　Definitely worth a look for those who want an undemanding thriller, and those who want to see what Andy Serkis is capable of when he isn't doing just a computer generated character. 6.5 out of 10.