You Kill Me
- Director: John Dahl
- Writer: Christopher Markus; Stephen McFeely
- Producer: Allison Adams; Carol Baum
CGiii Comment
Interesting...an alcoholic hit-man is befriended by an alcoholic gay man...and all Hell ensues.
You have to admire Kingsley, he does take on some rather strange roles and this is definitely one of them.
It is a likeable film with some fine comic moments and worth a look but it pushes no boundaries and doesn't leave a lasting impression.
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The(ir) Blurb...
Frank Falenczyk loves his job. He just happens to be the 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 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.
Cast & Characters
Ben Kingsley as Frank Falenczyk;
Téa Leonii as Laurel Pearson;
Luke Wilson as Tom;
Dennis Farina as Edward O'Leary;
Philip Baker Hall as Roman Krzeminski;
Bill Pullman as Dave;
Marcus Thomas as Stef Krzeminski;
Scott Heindl as James Doyle;
Alison Sealy-Smith as Doris Rainford;
Aron Tager as Walter Fitzgerald;
Jayne Eastwood as Kathleen Fitzgerald;
Al Corley as Man in Park; Erik
Fjeldsted as Kevin;
Aaron Hughes as Stanley;
Devin McCracken as Henry