Suicide Kings

Suicide Kings (1998)

Genres - Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Crime, Thriller  |   Sub-Genres - Crime Thriller  |   Release Date - Apr 17, 1998 (USA)  |   Run Time - 107 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - R
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Review by Robert Firsching

Simultaneously funny, creepy, and violent, this story of wealthy youths who stage an ill-planned abduction of a homicidal mobster is a wickedly nasty treat for crime buffs. The young cast of kidnappers has great chemistry, and manages to be believable in some rather unlikely exchanges with each other and their ruthless, cunning captive Christopher Walken. Denis Leary steals the show as Walken's cynically profane goon, and there are some fine supporting turns by Henry Thomas (E.T.), Jay Mohr (Saturday Night Live), and Johnny Galecki (Roseanne). Gripping and riddled with dark humor, Suicide Kings is an entertaining poisoned confection.