- Complete Monster: Bristol is a cold, calculating criminal who masterminds a robbery of the Federal Reserve, during which he executes two guards before being betrayed by his partner. Killing a truck driver for calling him crazy, Bristol tracks down and kills said partner's wife. When the Treasury Department uses lowly thief Alvin Sanders as bait to lure him out, Bristol stalks Alvin before kidnapping and strapping a Treasury agent to a bomb, killing said agent as a distraction while kidnapping Alvin. Bristol tortures Alvin to learn where the missing gold is before activating a bomb to kill a stadium of 5000 people and Alvin's family, including his 2-year-old son, just in case Alvin is lying to him about where the gold is.
- Harsher in Hindsight: Bristol activating a bomb to detonate and kill hundreds of people at the horse race is this, giving that the 9/11 attacks occurred one year after the film's release. Doesn't help that the movie is set in New York City too.
- Unintentional Period Piece: The Treasury of Defense's headquarters where they are tracking Alvin's every move is in the World Trade Center, setting the film up in pre-9/11 New York City. The movie was released on September 15, 2000, 361 days before the Twin Towers were destroyed by al-Qaeda terrorists in the September 11th attacks.
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