A condemned man's benevolent act turns out to be a desperate bid for freedom in this action thriller. Rudy Salazar (
Danny Trejo) is a multiple murderer who has been sentenced to death, but an unexpected act of generosity takes him off death row. Rudy's bone marrow type matches that of a young girl suffering from a rare form of leukemia; he volunteers to donate his marrow for the girl's treatment in exchange for having his sentence reduced to life without parole. The courts agree, but Thomas Quinlan (
C. Thomas Howell), the detective who cracked the Salazar case and put him behind bars, is convinced something is afoot. Sadly, Quinlan turns out to be right; as Salazar is being transported to the hospital for the marrow donation, he puts into motion a carefully organized escape plan, and soon the murderer is back on the street, with a number of dead police officers left in his wake. Now Quinlan and his partner Lydia (
Sofia Shinas) have to capture Salazar for the safety of the public, as well as giving a little girl her last chance at survival.
Dilemma marked the feature debut for director
Eric Larsen. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide