The Merry Gentleman
A woman leaves an abusive husband to start a new life in Chicago, where she befriends a man undergoing an emotional crisis, who she does not know is a professional killer, and a detective, who is investigating the hit man.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Released
- 2008
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 2008
Storyline
A woman leaves an abusive husband to start a new life in Chicago, where she befriends a man undergoing an emotional crisis, who she does not know is a professional killer, and a detective, who is investigating the hit man.
Top credits
Michael Keaton — Frank Logan
Kelly Macdonald — Kate Frazier
Bobby Cannavale — Michael- Kareem Bandealy — Guy at Tavern (Victim #1)
Did you know
• Michael Keaton's directorial debut.
• Screenwriter Ron Lazzeretti was also supposed to direct the film. But at the last minute, Lazzaretti suffered a ruptured appendix, and Michael Keaton offered to direct instead, rather then watch the film get cancelled. Keaton had long expressed an interest in directing, and this film seemed to be the perfect opportunity.
• Unlike the other characters, Frank (Michael Keaton) never asks Kate (Kelly Macdonald) how she got a black eye.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $347,977
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $74,981 (2009-05-03)
User reviews
an example of performances making the biggest difference
Excellent...until the unsatisfying ending.
AKA: "Angel, Hitman, Sherlock Holmes and One Terrible Husband"
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
- Color
- Color
