FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn (Sandra
Bullock) is a very skilled and effective investigator, but
is despised by her fellow agents for her arrogance and condescending attitude.
Hale (Demián
Bichir), Ashburn's boss at the New
York FBI field
office who is being promoted, sends her to Boston to investigate a drug kingpin named Larkin
with the promise that she would be considered as his replacement if she can
solve the case while showing the ability to work effectively with others. Once
in Boston, she is partnered with Shannon Mullins (Melissa
McCarthy), a skilled but foulmouthed and rebellious police
officer with the Boston
Police Department. Ashburn's by-the-book philosophy clashes
with Mullins' rugged and violent style of police work. Mullins discovers the
details of the Larkin case by stealing the case file from Ashburn and insists on
helping her. Ashburn reluctantly agrees, realizing that she needs Mullins'
knowledge of the local area.
Ashburn
and Mullins follow leads to a local night club owner and successfully place
abug on his cell phone. As they leave the club,
Ashburn and Mullins are confronted by twoDEA agents, Craig (Dan
Bakkedahl) and Adam (Taran
Killam), who have been working the Larkin case for several
months and are worried that their case will be compromised. After viewing him on
a screen in the DEA agents' surveillance van, Ashburn discovers that Mullins'
brother, Jason (Michael
Rappaport), was recently released from prison, having been
put there by Mullins herself, and may be connected to Larkin's organization.
Ashburn convinces Mullins to go to her parents' home to ask Jason for
information on Larkin. On their arrival at the home, it becomes apparent that
Mullins' parents and two other brothers still harbor deep resentment for
Mullins' involvement in Jason's incarceration. Jason, who does not have any ill
feelings toward his sister, tips her off about the body of a murdered drug
dealer hidden in an abandoned car. Upon examination of the body, chemicals on
the victim's shoes lead Ashburn and Mullins to an abandoned paint factory, where
they witness a drug dealer being murdered by a member of Larkin's organization
named Julian (Michael
McDonald). The two apprehend Julian and interrogate him
regarding Larkin, but are unable to extract any substantial information
regarding Larkin's whereabouts.
The
pair spends the evening in a bar bonding over several rounds of drinks. After a
night of raucous drinking and partying, Ashburn wakes up the following morning
to discover that, in her drunkenness, she has given her car keys to one of the
bar patrons. After unsuccessfully pleading for the keys, Ashburn watches, along
with Mullins, as the car explodes upon being started, having been fitted with
a bomb.
During the investigation of the explosion, the two discover that Julian has
escaped from custody and may mean to harm Mullins' family. Mullins moves the
family into a motel, but learns that Jason has joined with the Larkin
organization in an attempt to aid the case. Jason gives her a tip about a drug
shipment coming in to Boston
Harbor. The FBI sets up a sting at the harbor to take down
the shipment, but discovers that the ship they have been waiting for is actually
only a pleasure cruise ship and Jason has been set up by Larkin. Knowing that he
informed the FBI about the supposed drug shipment, Larkin attempts to have Jason
killed, but only puts him into a coma.
Mullins
vows to bring her brother's attacker to justice. Ashburn and Mullins interrogate
Rojas and learn of a warehouse where Larkin houses his operations. After
equipping themselves with assault equipment from Mullins' extensive personal
arsenal, the two infiltrate the warehouse. Despite taking out several of
Larkin's men with a hand
grenade, the two women are captured and bound by Julian,
who threatens to torture them with knives. Julian is called away by Larkin, but
before he leaves the room, he stabs Ashburn in the leg with one of the knives.
Mullins removes the knife from Ashburn's leg and uses it to cut the rope binding
her hands. Before she can finish freeing herself and Ashburn, they are
discovered by Craig and Adam. Craig begins to untie the two women, but is shot
and killed by Adam. Ashburn and Mullins deduce that Adam is actually Larkin,
having been working his own case from inside the DEA for several months. Julian
reenters and is instructed by Larkin to kill Ashburn and Mullins while he goes
to the hospital to kill Jason. After Larkin leaves, Mullins, whose hands have
already been untied, manages to finish freeing herself and incapacitates Julian.
Mullins then frees Ashburn and the two race to the hospital to save
Jason.
Upon
their arrival, Mullins rushes to find Jason. Ashburn, hindered by the stab wound
in her leg, is unable to move quickly. Mullins finds Jason's room, only to
discover Larkin standing over his bed with a syringe,
intending to kill Jason by injecting air into his vein, causing his death by
an air
embolism. Mullins drops her weapon in an attempt to save
her brother's life. Ashburn, having had to crawl to the room, then enters and
subdues Larkin by shooting him in the genitals. With Larkin captured, Ashburn
requests to stay in the FBI's Boston field office, having developed a strong
friendship with Mullins. Jason is shown having fully recovered from his coma.
The film ends with Mullins receiving a commendation from the Boston Police
Department, with her family present cheering for her, having reconciled
her.
(Courtesy of Wikipedia)
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