Suicide Kings (1997)
Average Rating: 5.4/10
Reviews Counted: 29
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 19
No consensus yet.
Average Rating: 5.4/10
Critic Reviews: 6
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 4
No consensus yet.
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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
Apr 17, 1997 Wide
Oct 20, 1998
Artisan Entertainment
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Cast
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Christopher Walken
Charles Barrett -
Denis Leary
Lono Vecchio -
Henry Thomas
Avery Chasten -
Sean Patrick Flanery
Max Minot -
Jay Mohr
Brett Campbell -
Jeremy Sisto
T.K. -
Johnny Galecki
Ira Reder -
Laura San Giacomo
Lydia -
Laura Harris
Elise Chasten -
Cliff De Young
Marty -
Brad Garrett
Jeckyll -
Sean Whalen
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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.'
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.
Audience Reviews for Suicide Kings
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- Marty: Remember, I'm a lawyer. I've got friends in Hell.
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- Charles Barrett: Those dogs, it wasn't steak they were eating.
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- Avery Chasten: We're no better than he is.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Avery Chasten: You should listen to him, Mr. Barrett, his father's a doctor.
- Charles Barrett: Oh, I thought he was a serial killer.
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