| released = {{Film date|2003|||International<br>|2007|||Domestic}}
| distributor = [[Universal Pictures]]
| language = English
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==History==
Originally entitled "God's Witness," the script is by Colin Greene and synthpop musician Robert Ozn.
Originally entitled "God's Witness," the script by Colin Greene and rock star Robert Ozn found its way on to many Hollywood executives' "best un-produced screenplays" lists. While it was set up multiple times with a variety of film stars, directors and producers, the film fell apart repeatedly over a period of eight years. Finally, executive producer Paul de Souza was able to get the screenplay in front of David Bixler, then Senior VP of Promark Films. Bixler and Promark's founder, Jonathan Kramer, procured tax credit financing in Puerto Rico and brought producer/casting director Julia Verdin on board along with director Rowdy Herrington. The project got its green light when both Jeff Daniels and James Spader read the material and signed on.
Greene and Ozn won the 2003 Method Fest Best Screenplay Award.
