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Suicide Kings
Metascore
43 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 15
  3. Negative: 3 out of 15
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  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Peter Stack
    75
    It's an amazing actor who can carry a movie by simply sitting calmly in a chair. That's what Christopher Walken does in the comedy-thriller Suicide Kings. He's so good, one hardly blinks.
  2. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    75
    For those who aren't offended by extreme profanity and violence, Suicide Kings offers a kinetic and surprisingly funny two hours.
  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    70
    Satisfying, unpretentious fun.
  4. Variety
    Reviewed by: Joe Leydon
    70
    A smart and snappy drama tinged with dark humor and brimming with self-confidence.
  5. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    60
    Character and plot are the main event, and the film's got both in spades.
  6. San Francisco Examiner
    Reviewed by: Edvins Beitiks
    50
    You can draw a straight line from "Reservoir Dogs" to "Pulp Fiction" to Suicide Kings.
  7. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Reviewed by: Liam Lacey
    50
    For most of its duration, Suicide Kings turns into something like a hoary murder-mystery theatre piece in the Agatha Christie/Clue tradition.
  8. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Tom Meek
    50
    About the only thing suicidal in this lethargic crime drama is the convoluted script that wastes two fine performances by Christopher Walken and Denis Leary.
  9. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    50
    What hip means in this uneven comic suspense film is maintaining the ironically distanced tone of a deadpan ''Married to the Mob'' or a tongue-in-cheek Coen Brothers caper.
  10. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Michael O'Sullivan
    50
    The mixture of tension, yuks and horrific violence at times reminds one of nothing more than a poor man's "Pulp Fiction."
  11. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    42
    Just when you thought it was safe to go to the movies without sitting through another imitation of early Quentin Tarantino, along comes Suicide Kings.
  12. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    40
    Suicide Kings' morbid sense of humor does nothing but muddle the film's overall tone. Comedy? Caper flick? It's all too much, and simultaneously not enough by a long shot.
  13. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Scott Tobias
    30
    The only redeeming moments come from Walken, whose assured, effortless screen presence stands out from his faceless co-stars. Taped to a leather chair and bleeding profusely from a severed finger, he's still the most powerful person in the room.
  14. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Lisa Alspector
    30
    The premise of this neither dark nor funny movie--which wants to be both--is that it's somehow ironic when wealthy characters are motivated by greed.
  15. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    25
    Uninspired thriller-comedy.
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