You Kill Me (2007) 7/10

Starring : Ben Kingsley, Tea Leoni, Luke Wilson, Dennis Farini, Philip Baker Hall, Bill Pullman
Director : John Dahl
Running Time : 94 mins

Frank Falenczyk (Kingsley) is a hitman with a drinking problem and, realising that he might become more of a hindrance than a help, his bosses send him to San Francisco to start a temporary new life while attending AA meetings. As Frank starts to settle into his new life, even starting a relationship with a woman named Lauren (Leoni), his bosses find out just how much they needed him when they find their crime syndicate the subject of a hostile takeover.

This was a very enjoyable movie, with some nice ideas and some good understated acting. Kingsley is very laid back and mellow as the recovering alcoholic, and Leoni’s dry wit fits in perfectly to this world of murderers and criminals.

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