Suicide Kings

Where to begin. The word awesome comes to mind. How can you go wrong with Christopher Walken as a crime boss and Henry Thomas as a dumb kid in a time for desperate measures? I guess you could add Jay Mohr to the mix, but I gotta say, he is actually not bad in this. Ill go one step further and say he is good. Walken plays Carlos Bartalucci, a well known mafioso. His skull cracker is Lono Veccio (Dennis Leary). A man who really enjoys his work, Leary plays it to perfection. Then there is the fraternity of rich kids who are all friends that always look out for each other. When Avery's (Henry Thomas) sister is kidnapped the ransom is set at $2 MILLION. Although the boys come from rich families they cannot take this issue to their parents, so they devise a plan. Kidnap the mob boss and hold him for ransom until he pays the other ransom. He is wealthy, so maybe he will understand where the guys are coming from. At first he is calm and cool with the, "Do you guys know who I am?" attitude, but it quickly turns to anger and then fear. The tables turn so much and so often it gets us wondering what's actually going on. After his initial negotiation with the young men, the threats begin. Undeterred from their plan to get his sister back they are unphased. Meanwhile Carlos' enforcer, Lono, is out on the streets doing everything he can to find the sister which would ensure the release of his boss. Since there is always someone with him around the clock Carlos is able to get inside each one of their heads trying to convince them to either let him go or make them turn on each other. He comes close, but with the twist and turns and new info that comes to light regarding the girls disappearance, everyone and everything is extremely stressed. The big question by the end is, who's playing who? and what exactly is the game here? It's a brilliant tale with superb acting. The other young men that join Avery in this horrible idea are Brett (Jay Mohr). He is the alpha male type that is all go and no quit. Ira (Johnny Galecki). The bookworm type gets roped into the whole deal because his folks are out of town and they need a place to stash the mobster. T.K. (Jeremy Sisto), is the pre med student who wants no part of anything, but has no choice, also he gets to test what he learned in school. Lastly we have Max (Sean Patrick Flannery). He is Avery's best friend, the most level headed guy in the room, and somewhat of a decision maker. Each friend has a role, just like any group of friends in real life. These guys would die for each other.....or would they?


NBM rates Suicide Kings - Phenomenal


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