I know this movie came out a little while ago however I feel that it is necessary to give it the attention it truly deserves. Sir Ben Kingsley (Gandhi) plays an alcoholic hitman Frank Falencytzk who kills for the polish mob in upstate New York. When he falls asleep on an important job he is sent to San Francisco to dry out. I don't think I would have any objections when I make the statement that Sir Ben is possibly the best actor on the planet. Anyone that can play Mahatma Gandhi and then come out and play the frightening physchopath Don Logan in Sexy Beast (2000) is pure brilliance. The film also offers some good supporting roles such as the always funny Luke Wilson (Old School) who plays a typical San Francisco gay that becomes Frank's AA sponsor and Tea Leone (Spanglish) who plays a very dry San Francisco executive and there relationship becomes very comical. I would urge all parties to go and enjoy this very clever and funny movie which also stars Dennis Farina (Get Shorty) as the Irish mob boss. Kingsley is pure gold in this role and after looking at the average rating it received on the Internet Movie Database and Rotten Tomatoes, I feel that people need to not take this movie to seriously as although midly violent at times it has a comedic theme throughout the whole film.Magic Rating: 7.3/10
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Ben Kingsley, interested to see about this guy. Sir? "ingsley's mother, born out of wedlock, was "loath to speak of her background"; she was the daughter of an English East London garment worker mother and a father who was believed by the family to have been a Russian or German Jew" This should provde some real character complexity.
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