Writers: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
Composer: Marcelo Zarvos
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Tea Leoni, Luke Wilson, Dennis Farina, Philip Baker Hall, Bill Pullman, Marcus Thomas, Scott Heindl, Alison Sealy-Smith, Aron Tager, Jayne Eastwood
More info: IMDb
Tagline: A killer comedy by John Dahl
Plot: While drying out on the West Coast, an alcoholic hit man befriends a tart-tongued woman who might just come in handy when it's time for him to return to Buffalo and settle some old scores.
My rating: 7.5/10
Will I watch it again? Yes.
Great cast and funny shit. What's not to like? Kingsley plays a droll, lifeless contract killer who's been fucking up. Sooner or later he's going to get taken care of and it's going to be sooner. When he's not boozin' he's on top of his game and Kingsley plays cold and subdued well. Leoni was a good choice to play his love interest. She's weird in her own ways, too, but they have a shared charisma that works well. Farina kills every scene he's in. I dig the picture's sense of humor. It's dark but often very funny. Filming this in San Francisco doesn't hurt at all.
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