美国黑手党头目老普莱摩生命垂危，而此时他昔日的手下——魔术师巴迪（Jeremy Piven 饰）正与警方谈判，试图通过做污点证人来减轻自己的抢劫罪行，病床上的普莱摩下令拿到巴迪的心脏，并委托一名神秘的瑞典人处理此事。黑手党二号人物迅速发出了一百万美元的悬赏，誓要取得巴迪性命。截获此消息的警探理查德（Ryan Reynolds 饰）与唐纳德马上前往巴迪的所在地——太浩湖。与此同时，高额悬赏吸引了各路杀手，包括疯狂的纳粹三兄弟、辣妹双人组、易容杀手以及擅于刑讯的雇佣兵，三名离职警察亦同时受律师委托，带回弃保的巴迪。一时间，各路人马先后杀到巴迪潜藏的豪华酒店，将那里变成了混乱的战场……尘埃落定之后，理查德却发现了此案背后的玄机。Mob boss Primo Sparazza has taken out a hefty contract on Buddy "Aces" Israel, a sleazy magician who has agreed to turn state's evidence against the Vegas mob. The FBI, sensing a chance to use this small-time con to bring down big-target Sparazza, places Aces into protective custody-under the supervision of two agents dispatched to Aces' Lake Tahoe hideout. When the word of the price on Aces' head spreads into the community of ex-cons and cons-to-be, it entices bounty hunters, thugs-for-hire, deadly vixens and double-crossing mobsters to join in the hunt. With all eyes on Tahoe, this rogues' gallery collides in a comic race to hit the jackpot and rub out Aces.