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John Dahl's mob comedy You Kill Me stars Ben Kingsley as Frank Falenczyk, an alcoholic mob hitman who is ordered into AA by his boss (Philip Baker Hall). In order to clean up, he goes to San Francisco... read more read more... and successfully starts 12-stepping with the help of his sponsor (Luke Wilson). Eventually Frank gets a job at a mortuary, where he falls in love with Laurel (Téa Leoni). Soon his new existence is threatened when people from his old life start showing up. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 32 min.

Directed by: John Dahl

Release Date: July 13, 2007

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DVD Release Date: October 9, 2007

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  • LWOODS04
    November 18, 2009
    LWOODS04
    Ben Kingsley, Dennis Farina, Luke Wilson

    Frank Falenczyk loves his job. He just happens to be the hit-man for his Polish mob family in Buffalo, N.Y. But, Frank's got a drinking problem and when he messes up a critical assignment that puts the family business in peril, his unc... read morele sends him to San Francisco to clean up his act. Frank is not a touchy-feely kind of guy. But, he starts going to AA meetings, gets a sponsor and a job at a mortuary where he falls for the tart-tongued Laurel, a woman who is dangerously devoid 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, faces old rivals on new terms.
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    Absolutely loved this movie. Thought I was in for another hit-man movie, but it was the opposite. Loved the dry humor. Definitely a dark comedy, without trying so hard to be funny. Ben Kingsley was brilliant. Loved Luke Wilson and Tea Leoni. She was really funny in this movie. Such an odd thing for people to be completely accepting of Ben's character being an Hit-man, but not his drinking. Just really good movie that I almost past up. But thought since it was recommended to me I would give it a watch. Glad I did.
  • yona71
    July 17, 2009
    yona71
    An alcoholic hitman from a Polish mob family in Buffalo, N.Y. gets sent to San Francisco by his uncle to clean up his act when he messes up a critical assignment, and puts his family in peril.
    Frank(Ben Kingsley) attends AA meetings, gets a sponser, and a job at a mortuary which... read more is clearly an ironic place for him to be. The acting in this film is quite good, and is humorous despite the morbid premise.
    Tea Leoni, Luke Wilson, Dennis Farina, and Bill Pullman help wind this film into the entertaining tale it is.
  • 76Majikat
    April 23, 2009
    76Majikat
    Ben Kingsley is the most likeable Hitman ever, this film has such a subtle humour to it, it?s strange to say, but it has a feel good factor about this film.

    A great performance from Kingsley as always and a good performance from Tea Leoni.

    It?s not the type of comedy where ... read moreyou role around the floor laughing, but if you have a dark side which is drawn to black comedy, then this is certainly worth a watch.
  • mjgildea
    July 15, 2008
    mjgildea
    You Kill Me is an odd little black comedy that could've been a hell of a lot more if it wasn't so uneven and sometimes... mediocre. When it was on it was gold but when it was off, the word unremarkable is a very polite way to put it. Ben Kingsley was great and his backup from the... read more supporting cast of Tea Leoni (as the unrealistically supportive and cool girlfriend), Luke Wilson and an almost unrecognizable Bill Pullman. Not a bad movie but I would love to see what this movie could've been. And as a resident of the city, the Buffalo scenes failed miserably in capturing the feeling. We don't all eat pirogies, but at the same time shovelling snow and drinking is better than fucking to us.
  • MidnightMadwoman
    June 22, 2008
    MidnightMadwoman
    I love this idea for a film. Everyone is okay with Frank's livelihood, just not his lifestyle. The very funny script culminates for me in the exchange between a rival hitman and Frank's girlfriend: "Frank's not who you think he is." She then demonstrates that she does, in fact, k... read morenow exactly who he is, what he does and what he's going through. This movie amused me to no end. I want to see it again now.
  • roygutteridge
    April 23, 2008
    roygutteridge
    A great cast and a great script make this a surprising recommendation
  • Redlats
    February 27, 2008
    Redlats
    It is a pretty dark movie. "Hi my name is Frank and I'm an alcoholic and my 9-5 job is killing people. Damn drinking messes me up". Nobody seems to mind.

    Funny thing, as I'm watching the train scene near the beginning, I realize that the scenery is familiar. This movie was f... read moreilmed primarily in Winnipeg my home town.
  • allan913
    October 24, 2007
    allan913
    A hidden gem. Grosse point Blank meets The Matador. An wickedly hilarious comedy. Slickly written, marvelously performed and well-crafted. Ingeniously original and brilliant. Flat-out great laughs and a great story. Ben Kingsley gives an outragiously humorous and outstanding perf... read moreormance. Luke Wilson is teriffic. Tea Leoni is wonderful. The chemistry between these three is perfect. A great movie.
  • Godless
    September 24, 2007
    Godless
    Pretty, pretty, pretty good.
  • DrZeek
    June 28, 2007
    DrZeek
    Frank: I might have to break his toes.
    Laurel: Well, whatever gets the job done.

    Ben Kingsley stars as Frank, a hit-man for the Polish mob in Buffalo. He is also an alcoholic who's problems are interfering with his work. He is now sent to San Francisco to clean up, attend AA mee... read moretings and get his life on track.

    This couldn't come at a worst time for the mob boss played by Philip Baker Hall, who is in a mob war with his Irish rival played by Dennis Farina.

    Meanwhile, in SF, Frank goes to AA, gets a sponsor played by Luke Wilson in a fitting role, and gets a part time job at a funeral parlor. There he meets with the daughter of one of his "customers" played by Tea Leoni in the perfect role for her.

    Bill Pullman is also around, as the guy to check up on Frank, and report back to Buffalo.

    This is movie is very good at using character actors to provide the extremely dark and dry comedy.

    Kingsley is Frank, he plays him as a hit-man should be, socially awkward, made worse by his drinking, its also nice that he is very forward about admitting that he is a hit-man to everyone.

    Leoni is the best part of this movie because of the attitude she usually has in other films, finally pays off the best in this one. Everyone else is also on par in this flick.

    The plot is fairly predictable, but director John Dahl does do a good job at building suspense in scenes that require it, especially for a dark comedy, as well as applying a good visual style to go with Kingsley's character and problems.

    The movie meanders a little before it reaches its final minutes, not achieving the greatness of my favorite dark hitman comedy Grosse Pointe Blank, but it still gets the job done in having that same attitude.

    A funny little movie that wont be seen by to many, but is still worth it.

    Laurel: Does it look like I wanna go to fucking Buffalo.

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Critic Reviews

Scott Bowles
September 1, 2007
Scott Bowles, USA Today

Surely there aren't many emotionally fragile mobster stories left in the Hollywood arsenal. But at least Kill is a pretty good shot with the laughs. Full Review

Kerry Lengel
July 13, 2007
Kerry Lengel, Arizona Republic

One of those self-consciously quirky indie films that will strike some as comic genius while leaving the rest of the audience scratching their head. Full Review

Peter Howell
July 6, 2007
Peter Howell, Toronto Star

A strong performance by the reliable Kingsley, and a tartly sweet one from Leoni, keeps You Kill Me from turning into the bad joke the title implies. Full Review

Bruce Westbrook
July 6, 2007
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle

A film whose deft blend of action thrills and gallows humor packs a jaunty kick and a firing-range boom. Full Review

Tom Maurstad
July 6, 2007
Tom Maurstad, Dallas Morning News

With strong lead performances and sure-footed direction, You Kill Me isn't terrible, it's just not nearly as smart or interesting as it should be or as it seems to think it is. Full Review

Ty Burr
July 6, 2007
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

It's a predictable but acridly pleasant 12-step bonbon: self-help noir. Full Review

Liam Lacey
July 6, 2007
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Given a choice between a dark film with comic elements and a comedy that purports to be edgy, the filmmakers took the easy way out. Full Review

Andrew Sarris
June 27, 2007
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer

Along with the splendid principals, [the secondary cast] round out an extraordinarily accomplished ensemble. Full Review

Richard Roeper
June 25, 2007
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

Everybody hits just the right notes...It's just a lot of fun.

Richard Schickel
June 22, 2007
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine

For an hour and a half it exerts its own preposterous reality, making you believe it -- and like it. Full Review

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