Alcoholic hit man Frank Falenczyk (Ben Kingsley) botches an assignment, leaving the mob family he works for to clean up the mess. Relocating to San Francisco, Frank dries out, gets a job at a mortuary and falls in love with Laurel (Téa Leoni). But when the family is threatened, he returns to take care of business, with Laurel in tow. Philip Baker Hall and Dennis Farina co-star in director John Dahl's quirky crime comedy. [From You Kill Me]
Watchable, dark comedy, set in Buffalo and in San Francisco (disguised as Winnipeg, well, really the other way around). Somewhat predictable, but still fun, with a great premise. Kingsley's menace a replay of his role in Sexy Beast.
Oh, and the 'bonus' materials on the DVD are lame, the only thing I learned from watching the extra material is that Ben Kingsley insists upon being called, "Sir Ben". Or at least it seems to be the case, all of his co-stars carefully referred to "Sir Ben" this and "Sir Ben" that. Egoism and acting? Strange.
