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Suicide Kings (1998)
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Reviews Counted:28
Fresh:10
Rotten:18
Average Rating:5.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Avery is desperate: his sister has been kidnapped and ransomed for $2,000,000, and his father doesn't have the cash. So Avery and his buddies concoct a bold, semi-suicidal scheme: abduct retired... Avery is desperate: his sister has been kidnapped and ransomed for $2,000,000, and his father doesn't have the cash. So Avery and his buddies concoct a bold, semi-suicidal scheme: abduct retired mob boss Charlie Bartolucci (Walken), hide out in their uptight friend Ira's house while his folks are out of town, and force Bartolucci to use his contacts to find the girl. Amused by his fledging captors, the seasoned mobster agrees to help them...but not before he cautions them that the guilty party might be right under their noses. [More]
Starring: Christopher Walken, Denis Leary, Henry Thomas, Sean Patrick Flanery
Starring: Christopher Walken, Denis Leary, Henry Thomas, Sean Patrick Flanery, Jay Mohr, Jeremy Sisto, Johnny Galecki, Laura San Giacomo
Director: Peter O'Fallon
Director: Peter O'Fallon
Screenwriter: Wayne Rice, Josh McKinney, Gina Goldman
Producer: Wayne Rice, Morrie Eisenman
Composer: Graeme Revell
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Reviews for Suicide Kings
Rips right into its twisted plot and seldom slows. The movie is only 15 minutes old before one character says, 'This has gone too far.'
Christopher Walken is tied to a chair most of the movie, and he's the center of attention. If that's not a selling point, you and I will never agree on anything.
This movie assembles all the indie-film-of-the-Nineties cliches: brainless criminals, a bad plan, lots of dialogue, and Christopher Walken.
A fairly average and predictable comedy-mystery, it is raised a notch by the likes of Walken, Denis Leary, and the supporting cast
...it isn't that well-written and if you're accustomed to the genre it might even seem predictable.
Some unpredictable twists, intense thematic moments, and strong performances, the movie does not provide quite enough to warrant a recommendation.
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