You Kill Me

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I think professional movie critics must have a weak spot in their hearts for professional killers. How else to explain the 77% Tomatometer rating for this movie? Despite the generally good reviews, it went more or less directly to DVD.

Ben Kingsley plays a member of the Polish mob (headed by Philip Baker Hall) in Buffalo, NY. But he's a drunk and a screwup, so he's sent away to San Francisco. He meets Téa Leoni, and they develop a relationship. He goes to AA meetings, and meets colorful people there, including Luke Wilson and Bill Pullman. But the rival Irish mob, headed by Dennis Farina, is stirring up trouble back in Buffalo, so (eventually) Kingsley needs to return.

All these people are very talented, but they one-note their performances here. The most interesting thing is Ben Kingsley's accent, which must be Polish. The whole thing never got very interesting for me at all.


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