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The Suicide Theory

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A suicidal man (Leon Cain) hires a demented killer (Steve Mouzakis) to help him end it all, but he miraculously continues to survive each attempt on his life.

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Justin Chang Variety A contrived but weirdly compelling thriller involving a tortured hitman, his willing prey, and the inexplicable curse that keeps them both from realizing their shared goal. Jul 12, 2015 Full Review Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com The final Act O'Twists, which almost anyone will see coming from very far away, lets down the character work that preceded it and the whole piece sinks just a bit too far into the melodramatic muck ... Rated: 2/4 Jul 10, 2015 Full Review Martin Tsai Los Angeles Times "Suicide Theory" does boast a couple of intriguingly complex characters, however, and some interesting points on how little satisfaction is derived from retribution, especially when what goes around reliably comes around. Jul 9, 2015 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Director Dru Brown delves into a world of palpable violence tinged psychological terror and self-exploration with great aplomb. Dec 14, 2019 Full Review Sarah Ward ArtsHub Smack[s] of talent, and of toiling valiantly to do justice to conceptually intriguing yet not completely convincing material. Rated: 2.5/5 May 17, 2017 Full Review MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher Guilt, grief, and forgiveness get wrapped up in a Twilight Zone-ish shroud of fate in this downbeat trifle of a crime drama. Jul 20, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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Eric D One of my favorite movies. Great acting, nice action and very weird unsuspected ending! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/17/22 Full Review Audience Member I really enjoyed this movie! The twists and turns keep you guessing about what is really happening. The compassion the main characters show for each other by the end is heartwarming. And, the ending...well, it was worth the wait! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Excellent movie. There are twists and turns and tons of emotion in this movie. The acting is really great. I love how the plot all intermingles. Cant recommend this movie enough. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member I don't know why this movie kept my attention but it certainly did. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/06/18 Full Review Audience Member Really sappy movie with an extremely contrived, convoluted, predictable plot that feels out of place with all the violence. Reminds me of the part of Traffic I watched. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member The Suicide Theory is a somewhat contrived but weirdly compelling Australian neo noir thriller. The filmmaking is a little on the amateurish side, and the writing is a little heavy handed on the concept of fate, yet the grim irony is darkly comic and faults aside it is a bizarrely absorbing film. A suicidal man, Percival (Leon Cain), hires a contract killer (Steve Mouzaki) to assist him in his suicide, who for reasons unknown has miraculously survived multiple attempts at ending his life. Dru Brown's sophomore film doesn't fully succeed in making its absurd premise totally convincing, the obvious foreshadowing leads to predictable reveals and the hundred thousand sub plots smother the film in melodrama muck. Nonetheless, I still found the film weirdly captivating with an amusing concept. It too was refreshing to see Leon Cain in a dramatic role, all us Australians would recognise him from every single damn commercial break a la AAMI Insurance ads. The painfully generic score halts pivotal scenes and it was unfortunate to see no real chemistry between the two leads. The excess jibber jabber of fate, destiny, chance, luck, purpose and so on, chokes the life out of this film. Steve Mouzakis's, Steven, was agonisingly the tough guy who cussed too much and seemed to lack the impression that consequences may arise from carelessly shooting dozens of people... What could pass as a really well done student grad film, The Suicide Theory contains a tonne of cliché filmmaking mistakes and a very tacked on ending. However, this low budget Australian film somehow will win you over with its inventive story line and gritty sense of amusement. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A suicidal man (Leon Cain) hires a demented killer (Steve Mouzakis) to help him end it all, but he miraculously continues to survive each attempt on his life.
Director
Dru Brown
Producer
Dru Brown, Dan MacArthur
Screenwriter
Michael J. Kospiah
Distributor
Freestyle Releasing
Production Co
Seven8 Media
Rating
R (Language|Strong Violence|Some Sexual Content)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 10, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 14, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.2K
Runtime
1h 38m
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