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You Kill Me [2007] [DVD]

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  • Format: PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Revolver Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 14 April 2008
  • Run Time: 92 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0013U4RLE
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 17,761 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Comedy starring Ben Kingsley and Tea Leoni. Frank Falenczyk (Kingsley) loves his job. He just happens to be a hit-man for his Polish mob family in Buffalo, New York. But Frank's got a drinking problem and when he messes up a critical assignment that puts the family business in peril, his Uncle (Philip Baker Hall) sends him to San Francisco to clean up his act. Frank starts going to AA meetings, gets a sponsor (Luke Wilson) and a job at a mortuary where he falls for the tart-tongued Laurel (Leoni), a woman who is dangerously void of boundaries. Meanwhile things aren't going well in Buffalo where an upstart Irish gang is threatening the family business. When violence erupts Frank is forced to return home, and, with an unlikely assist from Laurel, face old rivals on new terms.

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Manufacturer: Revolver Entertainment

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3.6 out of 5 stars
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By russell clarke TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
You Kill Me is a curious little movie. A noir/ gangster/ black comedy hybrid that skilfully integrates all these incongruous elements into a subtly pleasing whole. It may not be funny enough for those wanting copious belly laughs, it may not be viscerally exciting enough for aficionado's of the gangster genre and i doubt it's brackish or labyrinthine enough to cut it as classic noir . Despite this i rather enjoyed this tale of a hit man whose personal demons impinge on his work. It has quality performances from a solid cast and keeps you on your toes enough to maintain interest.
Frank (Ben Kingsley) is a hit man working for the Polish mob in Buffalo. He is also an alcoholic. We first see him downing bottles of vodka before a hit .Unfortunately while staking out the proposed victim -rival Irish mob boss (Dennis Farina) -he falls into a sozzled slumber and misses his chance. Knowing they can no longer rely on him his bosses send him to San Francisco to dry out and get his act together.
Once there he is overseen by officious real estate agent (Bill Pullman) who insists he join the local AA and gets him a job in a morticians dressing up corpses ready for burial. At the AA meetings he meets laconic fellow alcoholic Tom(Luke Wilson) and through his new job he meets Laurel (Tea Leoni) whose father has recently deceased. They form an unlikely bond , especially unlikely since he , deciding that honesty is the best policy tells her about his real job. But events back in Buffalo mean he will have to give up his new life and friends and return to sort things out once and for all.
Director John Dahl cleverly holds this slight and ,frankly implausible, plot together dexterously helped by writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely who add lots of dry dark banter between the characters. The final scenes are truly ridiculous and no matter how darkly mysterious Frank is it's hard to believe that a woman like Laurel would fall for him. It,s also hard to see this film rewarding repeat viewings. Yet for all this You Kill Me is a slyly amusing tale of a man on the wrong path in life being offered redemption and grabbing it with both hands...only it's not that straightforward .Now that is just like real life.
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By C. O. DeRiemer HALL OF FAME TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
Hit man Frank Falenczyk of Buffalo, NY, has a problem. It took him seven bullets to finish off one contract. With another, a woman this time, he intended to slit her throat but missed and slit her eye. He was so drunk he couldn't do his job. Frank is an alcoholic.

Life changes for Frank (Ben Kingsley) when his small-time mob boss, Roman Krzeminski (Philip Baker Hall), orders him to go to the West Coast and dry out...or else. You Kill Me is an amusing black comedy of Frank's journey to sobriety. He knows that unless he stops drinking he'll never be able to resume his profession. He joins AA and doesn't like it one bit. He gets a job dressing bodies in a funeral home. (Frank turns out to be quite good with make-up.) Tom (Luke Wilson), a nice guy who also attends the AA meetings, becomes his sponsor. He meets Laurel Pearson (Tea Leoni) when he works on her recently dead uncle. As Frank gradually loosens up and accepts the idea of friendship (and maybe more with Laurel), he maintains his commitment to his profession. "It isn't that I'm sorry I killed them," Frank says, "it's that I'm sorry I killed them badly." Frank is serious about maintaining standards and begins to discuss this with Laurel and at AA meetings. He points out that he never killed anyone who didn't deserve it. Fortunately, by now they've come to like Frank and overlook his faults.

The movie veers off course with a conclusion that brings Frank back to Buffalo for a shootout and some vengeance. Fortunately, Laurel shows up to help Frank. They may have quite a future...but doing what?

All this is handled with deadpan seriousness by Kingsley in a fine and very likeable performance. Kingsley was 64 when he made this movie. He is fit and capable as a leading man, a hit man or in bed with Tea Leoni. While Kingsley carries this deadpan comedy, the other actors, especially Leoni, provide a lot of support.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Great ideas....... 24 Aug 2010
By Paul
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
...that were never truly realised. There was so much potential in the concept behind this movie that it could have been a great comedy or a great 'straight' film. As it stands though it just fails to satisfy on many different levels. Certainly its watchable, it delivers a degree of entertainment, but in the end I don't think I'd watch it again, just not that good.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Films
Another top class film with a twist and well worth a look sit back and enjoy a well made film
Published 1 month ago by Graham
5.0 out of 5 stars Original and Hilarious
You Kill me is a marvellous black comedy with an original and clever premise: an alcoholic hit man who "shares" his angst with his AA group because, committed to confidentiality,... Read more
Published 15 months ago by L. Brown
2.0 out of 5 stars An evening wasted
I am a great fan of Ben Kingsley and of humoristic thrillers of the B-movie type in general. But this one fails to get off the ground on nearly all levels: Predictable storyline,... Read more
Published on 12 April 2011 by S. Hansen
2.0 out of 5 stars No ambition
A hit man with a drinking problem (Ben Kingsley) moves from Buffalo, New York to San Francisco, California on the advice of his mates who can't stand seeing their personal contract... Read more
Published on 25 Sep 2010 by P. J. Potter
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellant black comedy!!!
I love the dynamics of this film! You have an American hitman who is of Polish descent with the Polish mob in Buffalo N.Y. who is a major acoholic! Read more
Published on 19 Jan 2010 by Rachel T.
4.0 out of 5 stars Clever, subtle black comedy - with jokes in!
A lovely subtle black comedy, with a bunch of perfectly measured performances, the best of which are from Ben Kingsley, Tea Leoni and Bill Pullman. Read more
Published on 30 Dec 2009 by Mr. Stuart Bruce
5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie
I can't remember this being at the cinema. This is a brilliant movie from start to finish. I got it as I am a great fan of BK, but I am delighted that I bought it as it is such a... Read more
Published on 17 Nov 2009 by KS DEED
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