The only reason I seeked WHO DO I GOTTA KILL (retitled in the DVD covers as ME & THE MOB) is because there are also Steve Buscemi and Sandra Bullock but in hindsight, I wish I could have skipped this movie!
Jimmy Corona is a writer that is recommended by his editor to write darker material, especially mafia stories. So Jimmy is helped by his uncle and joins his mob for making ends meet. Will Jimmy succedd? See the movie... or better not.
The main reason why this movie is dreadful beyond measure is the acting. The lead looks like a wimp and at some point he doesn't have the courage of killing someone his uncle ordered to. There is also a very long scene of at least 5 minutes where he puts clothed in a bathtub pouring himself with gasoline but in the end he renounces to burn himself. How can you relate to such a character? Steve Buscemi as Jimmy's former friend and Sandra Bullock as Jimmy's girlfriend who leaves him... they seriously don't have nothing to do with the plot, and you might wonder why they accepted to appear here. Maybe because it was filmed between 1991 and 1992 when they were still unknowns, or maybe they called them for making people seeing this wreck in theaters just for them, who knows. Whatever, it seemed such a waste of talent for just two minutes of appearence for both of them. The sex scene (if you can even call it this way) between Jimmy and Bullock is both awkward and painful to witness that you end up crying for not laughing. The rest is just as forgettable and not worth mentioning.
Overall, a truly piece of garbage that even occasional bad movie fans like me should avoid like poison because it's not even worth it! Bad acting by many no-names, a waste of talents (Buscemi and Bullock), lazy direction, lackluster editing (compared to this THE ROOM is like THE GODFATHERs) and lots of awkward situations that I quickly erased from my memory... all these are the perfect ingredients for a recipe for disaster! I was even bound to leave it, and I am amazed that I managed to watch it until the very end for how bad it was, and I can see why only 5 users apart me dared to review it.
In substance, a piece of bile that nobody should ever witness. And if you stumble upon this movie or someone recommends it to you, run!
Jimmy Corona is a writer that is recommended by his editor to write darker material, especially mafia stories. So Jimmy is helped by his uncle and joins his mob for making ends meet. Will Jimmy succedd? See the movie... or better not.
The main reason why this movie is dreadful beyond measure is the acting. The lead looks like a wimp and at some point he doesn't have the courage of killing someone his uncle ordered to. There is also a very long scene of at least 5 minutes where he puts clothed in a bathtub pouring himself with gasoline but in the end he renounces to burn himself. How can you relate to such a character? Steve Buscemi as Jimmy's former friend and Sandra Bullock as Jimmy's girlfriend who leaves him... they seriously don't have nothing to do with the plot, and you might wonder why they accepted to appear here. Maybe because it was filmed between 1991 and 1992 when they were still unknowns, or maybe they called them for making people seeing this wreck in theaters just for them, who knows. Whatever, it seemed such a waste of talent for just two minutes of appearence for both of them. The sex scene (if you can even call it this way) between Jimmy and Bullock is both awkward and painful to witness that you end up crying for not laughing. The rest is just as forgettable and not worth mentioning.
Overall, a truly piece of garbage that even occasional bad movie fans like me should avoid like poison because it's not even worth it! Bad acting by many no-names, a waste of talents (Buscemi and Bullock), lazy direction, lackluster editing (compared to this THE ROOM is like THE GODFATHERs) and lots of awkward situations that I quickly erased from my memory... all these are the perfect ingredients for a recipe for disaster! I was even bound to leave it, and I am amazed that I managed to watch it until the very end for how bad it was, and I can see why only 5 users apart me dared to review it.
In substance, a piece of bile that nobody should ever witness. And if you stumble upon this movie or someone recommends it to you, run!