Suicide Kings belongs to the weird little sub-genre of films that appeared in the mid to late 90's that basically just tried to follow / steal ideas from Tarantino movies and Bryan Singer's The Usual Suspects.
Whats surprising about this effort is that it's really rather good true the Tarantino influences are there for all to see (Denis Leary's boots monologue etc.) but this doesn't effect what is a quality little thriller. Of course all thrillers rely on the performance of the actors to generate the required tension and pacing it's here suicide kings plays it's ace in a menacing performance by Christopher Walken. Walken uses that incendiary stare and general eriness to good effect and even though he spends 90% of the movie tied up we always know who is in control.
The other performances are pretty good and there are a few well known faces from TV etc who all do pretty well. The script is good and the idea is interesting and unique. All in all this is a very entertaining movie.
7/10 - Not a shred of originality but plenty of entertainment
Whats surprising about this effort is that it's really rather good true the Tarantino influences are there for all to see (Denis Leary's boots monologue etc.) but this doesn't effect what is a quality little thriller. Of course all thrillers rely on the performance of the actors to generate the required tension and pacing it's here suicide kings plays it's ace in a menacing performance by Christopher Walken. Walken uses that incendiary stare and general eriness to good effect and even though he spends 90% of the movie tied up we always know who is in control.
The other performances are pretty good and there are a few well known faces from TV etc who all do pretty well. The script is good and the idea is interesting and unique. All in all this is a very entertaining movie.
7/10 - Not a shred of originality but plenty of entertainment