You Kill Me

You Kill Me
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Dahl
Produced by	Téa Leoni; Howard Rosenman;
Written by	Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely
Starring	Ben Kingsley; Téa Leoni; Luke Wilson; Dennis Farina;
Music by	Marcelo Zarvos
Distributed by	IFC Films
Release date	June 22, 2007;
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$4 million
Box office	$3.7 million

You Kill Me is 2007 crime comedy film directed by John Dahl and starring Ben Kingsley, Téa Leoni, Luke Wilson, and Dennis Farina.^[2]

Plot

Frank Falenczyk 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, head of the family, sends him to San Francisco to clean up his act. Falenczyk is forced to accept a job at a mortuary, and go to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, where he confesses his job, explaining that he wants to be free of his drinking problem because it's affecting his ability to kill effectively. He falls in love with Laurel Pearson, a quirky client he meets at the funeral home. Meanwhile, an upstart Irish gang threatens the family snow-plowing business. When violence erupts, Frank returns home to face the rivals. With assistance from Laurel, he manages to suppress the Irish gang.

Cast

Ben Kingsley as Frank Falenczyk
Téa Leoni as Laurel Pearson
Luke Wilson as Tom
Dennis Farina as Edward O'Leary
Philip Baker Hall as Roman Krzeminski
Bill Pullman as Dave
Marcus Thomas as Stef Krzeminski
Jayne Eastwood as Kathleen Fitzgerald

Reception

The film was well received by critics, and maintains a 78% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.^[3] The consensus reads, "Featuring wonderful performances from Ben Kingsley and Tea Leoni, You Kill Me is a charming, funny take on the familiar inner-lives-of-hit-men premise."

References

^ "You Kill Me (2007) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^ Dargis, Manohla. "You Kill Me - Film - Review". nytimes.com. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^ You Kill Me (2007), retrieved 2020-07-03

External links

[1] "You Kill Me (2007) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

[2] Dargis, Manohla. "You Kill Me - Film - Review". nytimes.com. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

[3] You Kill Me (2007), retrieved 2020-07-03

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