Whether it's waiting for the plane at the gate, or having just one drink in the bar before heading upstairs to your hotel room, everyone, especially those travelling alone, understands just how a chance meeting or incident can lead to all sorts of wild adventures. Greg Kinnear said: "I liked how their relationship evolved in a very real way. Their initial encounter is in a hotel lobby, a quick hello that leads to a conversation, that leads to a shared experience, and that leads to a friendship." Pierce Brosnan, who plays Julian Noble, was equally intrigued by the premise, and said: "I really like the strangers meeting in the night, who find an unlikely salvation in each other. Julian is so whacked out when he meets Danny, he doesn't know which end is up. He meets this rather innocent guy, who's really suffering great pain, and has no luck, and is trying to do the best he can. For the first time, I think Julian feels this tickle, this shade of guilt, and within that window, a friendship begins." Richard Shepard explained: "Danny is the catalyst for Julian to actually feel something, which he has not been able to do for about twenty years. Anyone who kills for a living has to turn themselves off emotionally, and that's deadening. A very simple friendship, which starts by accident, awakens some of Julian's emotions." The resulting vulnerability, which both characters reluctantly reveal while pushing their luck and limits, brought surprising moments. Producer Beau St. Clair said: "The movie's turned out to be much more comedic than I ever anticipated, because Greg and Pierce did their jobs really well. I think that because the movie is very unpredictable, and has dark thriller aspects to it, the comedy is what we're all going to hang on to through the wild moments."

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