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* [[Bratty Teenage Daughter]]: Darian. However, she comes from an extremely troubled home so it's understandable (mostly).
* [[Card-Carrying Villain]]: Milo
{{quote| '''Joe:''' You're the bad guy.<br />
'''Milo:''' I am the bad guy. }}
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: The duo comes across a box of shotgun shells. Later, Jimmy uses one to help Joe, Darian and himself escape Marcone.
* [[Cool and Unusual Punishment]]
{{quote| '''Milo:''' Just once, I would like to hear you scream in pain.<br />
'''Joe Hallenbeck:''' Play some rap music. }}
* [[Crapsack World]]: Taken almost to parodic heights.
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* [[Helicopter Blender]]
* [[If We Survive This]]
{{quote| '''Joe Hallenbeck:''' "I swear to Christ that if I survive this fucking case I'm gonna dance a jig." {{spoiler|He does.}}}}
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Joe. However, it's buried pretty deep under a cover of sarcasm and self-loathing so it's nearly a [[Hidden Heart of Gold]] at certain points.
* [[Like You Would Really Do It]]: Unintentional, retrospective aversion for modern viewers--yes, they really ''would'' kill off [[Halle Berry]]'s character after a couple of scenes, because when this film was made she was a no-name playing a bit part.
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* [[Metaphor Is My Middle Name]]
* [[One-Hit Kill]]
{{quote| "Told ya."}}
* [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner]] - quote on top of the page
** "Touch me again and I'll kill you."
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* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: Joe and Jimmy.
* [[What Would X Do?]]:
{{quote| '''Jimmy:''' What would Joe do...''([[Beat]])'' He'd kill everyone, and then smoke some cigarettes.}}
* [[World of Snark]]: The WHOLE movie is flooding with [[Up to Eleven|this]].