YOU KILL ME
In this dramedy, Ben Kingsley (Lucky Number Slevin) plays a normal guy who lets alcohol interfere with his hard work...as a hitman. Most people wouldn't even bother trying to rehabilitate him, but Luke Wilson just can't resist. As his gay sponsor, Wilson coaches Kingsley through the first few months of sobriety and even through courting an equally (okay, not equally) troubled woman played by Tea Leoni (Spanglish). Unfortunately, the one habit Kingsley just can't kick is being a gunslinging slave for the Polish mob--yes, I've never heard of them either. In spite of that, it's not everyday that Kingsley delivers as a funny leading man.
I think despite all of Wilson's efforts to be a bankable lead—My Super Ex Girlfriend, Idiocracy, The Wendell Baker Story, Alex & Emma—he's better suited as a supporting actor. He shines brighter when he doesn't have so much screen time. He may learn that once and for all when he costars with Jessica Simpson in Blonde Ambition.
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