this movie star ben kingsley a frank and a hit man for some russian mobster base out of buffalo . he be also a rag alcoholic and and this have cause his job performance to decline . after he fall asleep in his car during a would be hit and his mob bos uncle send him to san francisco and where he be to attend aa meeting and get a job a a mortician assistant . if youre thinking that this make absolutely no sense and youre not alone . it get bad . well and it actually get well and but not before get much and much bad . frank suddenly become a master mortician in spite of a complete lack of training and but his reaction with the people in the funeral home and the aa meeting be interest . the viewer start to root for him a they notice positive change in his life . luke wilson be a welcome addition a frank sponsor and although he be give almost nothing to do ( his character do tell u he be gay and but this end up have no significance whatsoever ) . the movie plunge headlong into idiocy with the introduction of the tea leoni character . she be completely unrealistic and and her role a a love interest to frank flounder and a the two actor have no chemistry together . around the time she come into the picture and frank becomes much less engross a a character . his characterization be seemingly random while there be no consistency in his behavior . the comedy be low key and only intermittently funny and especially disappointing consider the comedic pedigree of the cast . problem abound in this one . kingsley accent be terrible and inconsistent . it alternate between italian and russian and and hispanic . throughout the course of the movie and frank tell numerous people he be a hit man ( include an entire aa group ) and but nobody seem to care and or want to do anything about it . the movie rely on cliché scene to carry it through it final act and most notably when leoni insufferable character chase frank down at the airport and just when he be about to board a flight back to buffalo . though it have a strong premise and an interesting first half hour and the movie quickly become a total disaster and devolve into complete nonsense . at the end of the film and frank celebrates one year of sobriety . i hope to celebrate many and many year of not have see you kill me . my grade represent d plus .