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Suicide Kings (1997)

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33

Average Rating: 5.4/10
Critic Reviews: 6
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 4

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Average Rating: 3.4/5
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Television director Peter O'Fallon made his feature film debut with this independent film that pays obvious homage to the style of Quentin Tarantino, with plenty of violence and funny, talkative hit men. Suave gangster Charlie Barrett (Christopher Walken) meets four young men who have taken over his regular booth at a popular bistro. Charmed by the swaggering kids, he agrees to take a ride with them, but they give him a sedative and he awakens in a deserted mansion, taped to a chair with one of

Oct 20, 1998

Artisan Entertainment

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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.'

December 17, 2004 Full Review
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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.

March 26, 2004
New Times

This movie assembles all the indie-film-of-the-Nineties cliches: brainless criminals, a bad plan, lots of dialogue, and Christopher Walken.

August 11, 2003
AboutFilm.com

A fairly average and predictable comedy-mystery, it is raised a notch by the likes of Walken, Denis Leary, and the supporting cast

March 20, 2003 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com
eFilmCritic.com

...it isn't that well-written and if you're accustomed to the genre it might even seem predictable.

January 24, 2003 Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Some unpredictable twists, intense thematic moments, and strong performances, the movie does not provide quite enough to warrant a recommendation.

March 14, 2001
NutzWorld

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Suicide Kings is a mediocre film that just lacked despite its good cast. Despite its unique plot and a cast of varied talent, this film let me down and I thought it could have used a few rewrites. The film was simply underdeveloped and was all over the place. Not even a cast like this could save the film from being a total dud and I was very disappointed in what I saw. I thought the plot was very interesting, but lacked something to really make it a standout film. The end result is a film that is mediocre and has wasted talent on-screen. If the script and direction would have been better, then maybe the result would have been much better on-screen, and the film would truly been interesting to watch. As it was, it was a dull affair that simply didn't grab my attention and like I stated before, it was all over the place, and tried to give the viewer way too much elements at once, which really didn't interest me in the long run. Walken is a great actor, and one of my favorites, however not even him could save the mediocre material from failure. Don't expect much from this picture as it doesn't do anything really interesting with its unique plot, and I think it's a shame because this film could have been truly something worth seeing. On paper, this film probably looked great, but on-screen it is a disappointing effort that really isn't worth checking out. If the ideas would have been thought a bit more, and the darkly humorous bits were better written, then I think the film would have worked, but as it stands, it just doesn't deliver.
March 23, 2013
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    1. Marty: Remember, I'm a lawyer. I've got friends in Hell.
    – Submitted by Frances H (5 months ago)
    1. Charles Barrett: Those dogs, it wasn't steak they were eating.
    – Submitted by Frances H (5 months ago)
    1. Avery Chasten: We're no better than he is.
    – Submitted by Frances H (5 months ago)
    1. Charles Barrett: A lot of times the only thing that kept me out of a satin box was I could size up the other guy half a second quicker than he could me.
    – Submitted by Frances H (5 months ago)
    1. Charles Barrett: Everybody out there knows, everybody lies. Cops lie, newspapers lie... the one thing you can count on is word on the street That's solid.
    – Submitted by Frances H (5 months ago)
    1. Avery Chasten: You should listen to him, Mr. Barrett, his father's a doctor.
    2. Charles Barrett: Oh, I thought he was a serial killer.
    – Submitted by Frances H (5 months ago)

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