Main Cast: Ben Kingsley, Téa Leoni, Luke Wilson, Philip Baker Hall, Dennis Farina
Release Year: 2007
Country: US
Run Time: 92 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
John Dahl's mob comedy You Kill Me stars Ben Kingsley as Frank Falenczyk, an alcoholic mob hitman who is ordered into AA by his boss (Philip Baker Hall). In order to clean up, he goes to San Francisco and successfully starts tw12-stepping with the help of his sponsor (Luke Wilson). Eventually Frank gets a job at a mortuary, where he falls in love with Laurel (Téa Leoni). Soon his new existence is threatened when people from his old life start showing up. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
Bill Pullman - Dave; Marcus Thomas - Stef; Alison Sealy-Smith - Doris
Credit
Carol Lewis - Casting, Kim Olsen - Co-producer, Linda Madden - Costume Designer, John Dahl - Director, Scott Chestnut - Editor, Téa Leoni - Executive Producer, Jonathan Dana - Executive Producer, Marcelo Zarvos - Composer (Music Score), John Bissell - Musical Direction/Supervision, John Dondertman - Production Designer, Jeffrey Jur - Cinematographer, Al Corley - Producer, Carol Baum - Producer, Zvi Howard Rosenman - Producer, Bart Rosenblatt - Producer, Eugene Musso - Producer, Mike Marcus - Producer, Al Corely - Producer, Johnny Johnson - Sound/Sound Designer, Louis Marion - Sound/Sound Designer, Christopher Markus - Screenwriter, Stephen McFeely - Screenwriter
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Frank Falenczyk (Ben Kingsley) is a hit man for his Polish mob family in Buffalo, New York. He has a drinking problem, and when he messes up a critical assignment that puts the family business in peril, his uncle Roman Krzeminski (Philip Baker Hall), head of the family, sends him to San Francisco to clean up his act. He is forced to accept a job at a mortuary, and to go to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, where he confesses what job he has, and explains that he wants to get rid of his drinking problem because it affects his capability to properly kill people. He falls for Laurel Pearson (Téa Leoni), a quirky client he meets at the funeral home. Meanwhile, an upstart Irish mob gang threatens the family snow-ploughing business. When violence erupts, Frank returns home and faces his old rivals on new terms. With assistance from Laurel, he manages to suppress his family's adversaries, killing the mob's leader and thus disbanding his posse.
Reception
The film was warmly received by critics, and maintains a 78% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
