The Fall (2000)

In Budapest two Americans live together Adam a former Manhattan prosecutor at work on his first novel and Lisa a cool hardworking financier who idolizes her boss former Communist turned deal maker Kovacs as she tires of Adams lifestyle Cut to the subway where two tough guys are pursuing Marta a blond waif She manages to surprise one of them in a hallway dispatching him with a straight razor and she barges into Adams apartment to elude the other She tells Adam why she is running a story that implicates Kovacs and she seeks Adams help and affection He takes her side and slowly Lisa Adam Kovacs Marta and her pursuer draw toward a showdown