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Here's another gritty independent film that tries to invade Tarantino territory by casting Christopher Walken--that most reliable of indie-film actors--as a Mobster who gets chummy with a group of preppie-like young men and becomes the victim of a kidnapping scheme. One of the kidnappers (Henry Thomas) has a sister who's been abducted by another group of kidnappers, and they've bagged Walken for his Mob connections and negotiating power. What follows is a game of psychological strategy in which the desperate group of guys slowly lose their advantage to the smarter, more experienced gangster--even though they've got Walken tied to a chair. The situation turns volatile when the young men start to doubt the wisdom of their strategy and suspect betrayal within the group, and Suicide Kings turns into a talky, repetitious thriller only partially redeemed by Denis Leary's cagey role as Walken's Mob lieutenant. The movie's a showcase for its cast of rising talent (including Jay Mohr, Jeremy Sisto, Johnny Galecki, and Sean Patrick Flanery), but not even Walken can hold it all together. What's best about the film is Leary's sinister presence in a peripheral role and Walken's trademark villainy, here toned down to a steady, simmering menace. --Jeff Shannon
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5.0 out of 5 stars
love the film but i think the 5 stars is plenty and doesn't require my comments
April 10 2013
By F. Marra
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By awdryden
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Walken is excellent and the collection of supporting characters all fill their roles well. An excellent story and "whodunit" feel gives the movie a dark flavour which Walken uses so well.
Format:DVD
excellent and intense where ending is totally unpredicatable....a film that is a collectors item for your shelf.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty basic....?
Lots of people seem to love this movie but i thought it was pretty lame. A bunch of young idiots kidnap a gangster to force him to use his connections to help them save their... Read more
Published on Mar 4 2011 by Corpse
5.0 out of 5 stars
A movie to watch time after time
I don't exactally know what made me watch this movie. I think my dad picked it up from some $5 bin and one day while bored out of my mind I picked it up a random movie and decided... Read more
Published on July 1 2004 by "tephtowers"
5.0 out of 5 stars
Christopher Walken the Great.
Great script, great directing, great acting, great movie. it is a blend of crime drama and thin satire. Read more
Published on Jun 23 2004 by E. Siqeca
5.0 out of 5 stars
1 of my favs
christopher walken is a mob boss kidnapped for ransom by a bunch of college kids who didnt plan well dennis leary is the mob boss hitmen coming to find the kids who kidnapped his... Read more
Published on April 2 2004 by mike g
3.0 out of 5 stars
Too many "coulda's"
Warning, this review contains some spoilers!
I thought this movie was a bit of a disappointment because it could have been extremely good, and was merely average. Read more
Published on Feb 23 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars
very entertaining
Christopher Walken has got to have one of the best on screen presents in all of hollywood,this movie is great about 5 guys who decide to kidnap a mobster(walken) for money... Read more
Published on Dec 30 2003 by Jason
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not a Tarantino, But It's Walken!
The only reason I ended up watching "Suicide Kings" was that I saw the DVD on sale for $6 at a major electronics dealer. Read more
Published on Dec 16 2003 by Daniel R. Sanderman
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great movie and great bargain!
Great movie with lots of thrills and great laughs! Christopher Walken and Dennis Leary at their best! A mobster gets kidnaped by a group of stupid unexperienced young men. Read more
Published on Dec 10 2003
4.0 out of 5 stars
great actors..great script
Walken is kidnapped by Sisto, Flannery, Mohr, Galecki and Thomas because Thomas' sister is kidnapped and held up for ransom....they need Walken's mob connections.... Read more
Published on Dec 8 2003 by Michael Bolts
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best Christopher Walken movie ever?
I saw this movie on cable a few years ago and was absolutely floored by it...couldn't understand how it never made any kind of a splash in the theatres (it was only upon the... Read more
Published on Nov 18 2003 by Johnny Sideburns
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