Product ReviewsSuicide Kings (DVD, 1998, Special Edition)

Creepy, cool thriller

This movie exemplifies the praise a movie gets by virtue of the plethora of outstanding acting talent it possesses!! Christopher Walken could have coasted on his credentials in the elitist Hollywood venue after his performance in "Deer Hunter" but, he decided not do that!! He combines psychotic reasoning with deliberate hostility, you the movie viewer may take your pick as to what you prefer!! Either way, he is sensational in every movie he stars in !!! Denis Leary (The former Cop) always seems to make his point very clearly with a gun and/or a lethal object!! Jay Mohr has a flippant demeanor towards his roles no matter how serious these roles are!! This acting mode of his makes him very effective!! He is wonderful at engaging in degrading condescension and intellectual obviation of anyone he perceives as his adversary!!!Anything that has to be accomplished in a role, Jay Mohr seems to carry it off and flawlessly!! The list of all other actors in this movie merely epitomizes the superb acting talent in "Suicide Kings"..Very few films exude such acting ability!!

The movie starts out with an amateurishly orchestrated kidnapping attempt which is used as a defense strategy to abort another kidnapping!! It is a proverbial case of the adolescent's version of an eye for an eye!! This convoluted logic serves as a dementedly lingering discontentment for a bunch of educated pipsqueaks!! The bottom line on this whole charade is that there is little or no organization for the expedition of this particular kidnapping!! Mutilation of Christopher Walken's finger serve as a cry for attention!! It really does not work, of course, this is the movies, not real life!! The intensity of emotions in this film makes everything cohesive in terms of what depraved mixes of irrationality prevail in these affluent derelicts lives!!

I thought the acting was fantastic in this film, and it was a simple plot outline of age and experience winning out over precocious recreation with criminal chicanery!! Everything was an argument..there were more issues out there besides a kidnapping!!! Criminal doubts and insecurities are always depicted in movies like these, just not so succinctly!! This movie illustrates how ideological disagreement with a prevailing situation does not sufficiently justify engaging in a felony!! I thought this film was excellent!!!Read full review...

Rich kid, a retired mafioso and a con

I may be in a minority, but I love everything Christopher Walken has done, and Suicide Kings is right up there with some of his best work. The way he plays the characters around him while bound to a chair, his pinkie amputated by one of his kidnappers is classic Walken. The story has twists and turns, that surprises the audience, But Walken's character is right on top of it all. No a feel good movie, but a what not to do if you want to live a long life movie. I enjoyed it immensely and you will too.Read full review...

Wow....

I have watched this movie olny once and I can't wait to see it again. It is a very underrated movie. The acting is unbelieveable. I am a huge Denis Leary fan and I believe this is his best performance to date. The story is crazy and the ending has such a twist, it will take your breath away. I rec. picking up this movie and show it to eeryone you know. I had never heard of it till a friend loaned it to me. Watch it and don't forget the popcorn.Read full review...

Great find!

Classic movie that is great in anyones' collection.

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great late 90s mystery/drama.

while this film fits the mold of "artisan"-packaged late 90s films in whatever way you'd like to agree with--i'm sure you'll find some--it succeeds in powerful and unique atmosphere and plot progression.Read full review...

suicide kings

One of my favorite Chistopher Walken movies...I loved how he was in control of the situation even though he was the one kidnapped. The interaction between the kidnappers made a great story.

Fantastic!

This movie will keep you guessing until the very end. Its hard to watch this amazing cast without being on the edge of your seat.

Suicide Kings

Very good movie. Keeps you thinking.

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