I was bored Thanksgiving eve, so I rented Suicide
Kings.
I had heard of the movie, but didn't get a
chance to see it before it left the theaters. The plot centers on
the kidnapping of a young man's fiancée for $2 million. The
young guy, along with three friends, end up kidnapping an ex-mob
boss to make him pay the $2 million for the guys. From there the
friends can't seem to do anything right, and the mob boss plays
them like fiddles.
Christopher Walken was fantastic as the ex-mob
boss. He was very cold and calculating. The viewer could almost
see Walken dissecting his kidnappers. Simply marvelous. The
friends all had good lines and seemed to come across well enough,
even if they were a bit one dimensional. But then, a lot of
people are before they hit 30. Leary was wickedly funny as the
employee of Walken who comes looking for him. He added the needed
comedic moments and hit his stride as a dutiful mob attendant.
Technically, the movie wasn't anything new. The
direction and camerawork were all very competent as to not get in
the way of the movie. In this, it did rather well
In sum, a great entertainment with an ensemble
cast in which no one particular actor dominates the film. Also, I
defy anyone to guess how it ends. Truly great stuff.
