Differences From Book
The film does not contain the murder of Matthew Barr and therefore does not show the primary antagonist, Victor Mattiece.
Gray Grantham is Caucasian in the book. He is portrayed by Denzel Washington, an African-American, in the film.
The villains continue their hot pursuit as Darby Shaw opens the safe-deposit box, putting a bomb in Gray Grantham's car and shooting at both in the parking garage in the film but not in the book.
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