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Suicide Kings (1997) [VHS]

VHS ~ Christopher Walken
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Christopher Walken, Sean Patrick Flanery, Denis Leary, Henry Thomas, Jay Mohr
  • Directors: Peter O'Fallon
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Entertainment in Video
  • VHS Release Date: 27 Sep 1999
  • Run Time: 102 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CYHA
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 15,132 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Inspired script, great cast--what could be a better recipe for a true classic amid the soul-sapping morass of straight-to-tape? Storywise, Suicide Kings goes something like this: when wealthy straight-arrow college kid Max (Sean Patrick Flanery) learns his girlfriend has been kidnapped for a $2 million ransom, he panics big-time. Roping in his friends--T.K. (Jeremy Sisto); a strangely steely medical student named Brett (Jay Mohr from Go), a loud-mouthed ball of machismo; and Avery (Henry Thomas), the elder brother of the girl in peril--Max organises another kidnapping to raise the ransom, this time of neighbourhood ganglord Christopher Bartlett (Christopher Walken). Bartlett is understandably is rather piqued about the whole business, particularly when he's inadvertently shot while being spirited back to the summer home of the Ira (Johnny Galecki), another pal of Max's, much of whose time is spent fretting about his parents' soft furnishings. But the real intrigue has only just started.

Much to his credit and the film's benefit, first-time director Peter O'Fallon avoids the Tarantino-like excesses of violence his storyline could have fallen back on. Instead, he summons up a blackly comic tone which veers masterfully between understated farce and noir-ish melodrama without once losing its footing. Remarkably, the maze of plot twists which could have capsized the entire project actually work, while the innumerable one-liners which pepper the script stay snappy and vital throughout. ("I'm not asking for dinner and dancing", remarks an avuncular Walken, having asked to be momentarily cut free to use the bathroom. "I'm not asking for commitment."). But it's the uniformly astute performances which elevate Suicide Kings above the herd: Mohr and Thomas, in particular, are impressively supple, and it's a relief and a pleasure to see Walken giving a role his full attention even though he spends the majority of his screen time tied to a chair. --Danny Leigh



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New York crime boss, Charles Bennett, is not a man to mess with so when he is kidnapped from his favourite restaurant and finds himself hostage minus one finger he's more than a little cross. Then the sister of one and the girlfriend of another of the kidnappers are themselves kidnapped, but the four boys don't have any money for the ransom - but Charles does...

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Black Comedy, 3 Jul 2000
When a "rich" preppy girl gets kidnapped, her brother, boyfriend and a group of their mates, decide to obtain her release by themselves kidnapping a well known mafia villian (effectively played by Christopher Walken) with the idea that he will be able to trace the kidnappers. However, things start to go horribly wrong when Christopher Walken's character implants the idea in the mind of each of his kidnappers that perhaps it was an "inside" job and they in turn begin to suspect each other. A great story with a real twist at the end. If you like black comedies you will enjoy this movie with some great peformances notably by Dennis Leary, who succeeds once again to give a convincing portrayal of a thug; Jay Mohr as Brett; and Johnny Galecki(known to many as Darlene's boyfriend from Roseanne)was particularly endearing as Ira the hapless guy whom, against his wishes and indeed knowledge, was drawn into the kidnapping. One of those movies that you watch and wonder why did it never make to the cinema? Enjoy.
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars It takes a female mind to be that complicated, 28 Jun 2005
By Jacques COULARDEAU "A soul doctor, so to say" (OLLIERGUES France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Suicide Kings [DVD] [1997] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
A strange film because it sounds really too simple and easy to kidnap a maffia king. Apart from that the rest is interesting. The strategy used by the kids is amateurish and silly. The maffia king gets information he should not get but the kids don't know how to monitor communication with such professional outlaws. And then the maffia king plays with them as if they were so many mice and they are mice. Of course the head of the adventure could not be a man. It was too complex in the details and the security of the plot was based on too many layers of distanciated information among the band of apprentice criminals for the brain to be male. So the maffia king manages to talk them into freeing him, though he has to put two million dollars on the table. But within days he cleans up the four real associates of the plot with four slugs, and a few more for suffering and pleasure, and he recuperates most of his money. A deeply immoral film but entertaining because extremely complex in the plotting itself. It rakes our minds and brains a little, which is a change in this humdrum society of ours. Christopher Walken is as good as usual on the criminal keyboard, even with only nine fingers.

Dr Jacques COULARDEAU

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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Suicide Kings, 23 Mar 2005
By Rich Milligan (Thatcham, Berkshire) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Suicide Kings [DVD] [1997] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
If it wasn't for Christopher Walken's superb performance in this film then the makers could well have found themselves with a real lemon on their hands.

OK so first the good points, as I say Walken's performance is brilliant, he dominates every scene he is in and perfectly shows that big action isn't required to give spellbinding acts. He's tied to a chair through most of this film and still manages to show his character's power and darkness to the full.

The actual storyline is also good and makes for a nice change to the normal order of things with in this case the weak characters kidnapping the powerful Mafia boss instead. The ending of the film also contains some nice twists and turns, and although you can see most of them coming a mile off, they still make for an interesting ending.

Some of the supporting cast are also well played, special mention to Walken's hitman played by Dennis Leary and also to Jonny Galecki as the geeky Ira.

Alas though there are some downsides to the film, the 4 preppy kidnappers are woefully played and one can only think they were cast for their looks rather than their acting ability. There is a scene towards the end of the film where they start to loose control of the situation which is so overplayed and hammed up its gets quite embarrassing. The romantic interludes, which I can only imagine were filmed to pad the film out are more soap opera in style than thriller which also diminishes the picture as a whole. I see that the film was also billed as a black comedy and although there are a couple of witty lines in the film it just isn't funny enough to be any sort of comedy.

All in all though an entertaining way to spend a couple of hours and there are certainly far worse films out there. Normally this would get 3 stars but Walken get the extra one for a superb routine.

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4.0 out of 5 stars "I'm gonna make you an offer"
Walkens great value as usual, Denis Leary also with a comedy routine running, "love the boots".
A great cast, great script, one question, "where is the region 2 dvd?
Published 10 months ago by R. L. Saville

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly under rated
This film is fantastic. Christopher Walken couldn't have chosen a better role for himself and plays it beautifully from begining to end. Read more
Published on 15 Nov 2004 by M. Tiffney

5.0 out of 5 stars Spellbinding!
This film is really unpredictable. I enjoyed it immensley. Christopher Walken looks very sexy as the mafia villian. Worth seeing
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