Synopsis
Carlo, a former mobster, is abducted by five privileged young men desperate to raise a $2 million ransom to save the sister of a friend. As Carlo plays mind games, however, his captors splinter -- each wondering whether one of their own had a hand in the crime.
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Cast
- Christopher WalkenCarlo Bartolucci
- Henry ThomasAvery Chasten
- Sean Patrick FlaneryMax Minot
- Jay MohrBrett Campbell
- Jeremy SistoT.K.
- Johnny GaleckiIra Reder
- Nina SiemaszkoJennifer
- Denis LearyLono Veccio
- Jay Della
- Nathan Dana AldrichMarcus
Recommendations
- 70
Los Angeles Times
Satisfying, unpretentious fun. - 70
Variety
A smart and snappy drama tinged with dark humor and brimming with self-confidence. - 60
TV Guide Magazine
Character and plot are the main event, and the film's got both in spades. - 50
Washington Post
The mixture of tension, yuks and horrific violence at times reminds one of nothing more than a poor man's "Pulp Fiction." - 50
Film Threat
About the only thing suicidal in this lethargic crime drama is the convoluted script that wastes two fine performances by Christopher Walken and Denis Leary. - 50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
For most of its duration, Suicide Kings turns into something like a hoary murder-mystery theatre piece in the Agatha Christie/Clue tradition. - 50
The New York Times
What hip means in this uneven comic suspense film is maintaining the ironically distanced tone of a deadpan ''Married to the Mob'' or a tongue-in-cheek Coen Brothers caper. - 42
Entertainment Weekly
Just when you thought it was safe to go to the movies without sitting through another imitation of early Quentin Tarantino, along comes Suicide Kings.
