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

Full Review Source: NutzWorld | comment Comment
03/14/01
Blake French
Blake French
NutzWorld

A convoluted, senseless mess.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
01/01/00
David Luty
David Luty
Film Journal International

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

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01/24/03
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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

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03/20/03
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
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Trying to figure out who the rat is, is enough of a story line for this film.

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01/01/00
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
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The superfluous characters are almost as plentiful as the flashbacks. If someone can explain to me what Laura San Giacomo's purpose was in this film, I'll give them a dollar.

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01/01/00
Widgett Walls
Widgett Walls
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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.'

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Jeffrey Westhoff
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