While serving in the military, a Marine sergeant (James Marsden) believes his family's ties to organized crime are a thing of the past. However, an act of insubordination and a visit from the F.B.I. send him packing to his South Philadelphia hometown, and he discovers that his brother (Brad Renfro) and his cousin (Giovanni Ribisi) have become entangled with mobsters, leaving him with only one way to save them.