I don't know about the book, but the movie took place in Rock Island, Illinois and yea I thought Hanks was convincing as a hitman...he all but disappeared in my opinion...I only saw Mike Sullivan, which is more than I expected. I knew it was gonna be tough for him to convince me but he pulled it off.

And I loved that soft Irish brogue that Newman spoke...


"You're protecting him already?"
"We're protecting our interest, Mike."