Kill Me Three Times

Plot synopsis:
Charlie Wolfe is a fixer who, in the middle of a murder, gets a call, to which he answers that he'll be there in an hour. Alice wakes up and arranges an appointment with her dentist Nathan through his wife/assistant Lucy. But instead, Nathan and Lucy drug Alice, kidnap her, and prepare to murder her, all the while Wolfe watches from afar. On the way to a quarry, Nathan stops for gas at Dylan's shop. He fills a liter water bottle with gas. As they prepare to burn Alice's VW bug, Nathan accidentally rolls it into the quarry. They prepare to switch Lucy into Lucy's car, but she wakes and gets away. Lucy pursues her and subdues her. Nathan and Lucy then put Alice in Lucy's car, put Lucy's jewelry on Lucy, set the car on fire, and let it roll into a ravine where it explodes. Driving Alice's car, Lucy spots money in Alice's bag under the seat and keeps it.In a flashback, Alice's husband Jack is jealous of Alice and suspicious that she's having an affair. Jack hires Wolfe to tail Alice, who had previously gone from Jack's place with Jack's money. Wolfe tails Alice and records Alice and Dylan having sex. The next day Wolfe shows the video to Jack, who is angry and tells Wolfe to kill Alice.Meanwhile a policeman, Bruce, who has been extorting money from Nathan and Lucy, comes and muscles out Nathans payment commitment. Wolfe follows Alice for the kill and he spots Nathan and Lucy on their scheme. Its shown that Alice actually wakes up and avoids the explosion. Nathan and Alice quarrel about Alice's money but they keep it. Wolfe meets Jack confirming Alice's death. Bruce finds Lucy's burning car and comes extorting extra money from Nathan. Nathan receives an anonymous message of someone seeing them carrying Alice's body. He then sets up a meeting with the sender, who is Wolfe. At the meeting Wolfe ends up killing Nathan, saying to him that hell complete the work by killing Lucy. Wolfe comes to collect his payment from Jack, Jack finds that his money is gone and assumes Alice has taken it.The next day, Dylan comes barging in asking about Alice disappearing. Dylan ends up killing Jack and leaves. Wolfe comes to Jack's after killing Nathan, only to find Jack dead. Bruce comes and finds Wolfe with Jacks corpse and Wolfe kills him. Dylan didn't really leave, and he follows Wolfe as soon as Wolfe come out of Jack's. Wolfe arrives at Nathan and Lucy's, where its revealed that Wolfe and Lucy had been conspiring together to get all the money, even though Lucy curses him for killing Nathan, which prevents them from claiming the insurance money from killing Alice. They quarrel, and Wolfe says hes leaving her. At the door Dylan comes pointing a gun at Wolfe, but Wolfe slaps Dylan's hand, making him shoot Lucy dead. Wolfe shoots Dylan, but only hits his shoulder. Alice comes out of nowhere and clobbers Wolfe with an ax. Alice and Dylan leave with Jacks money.Wolfe is badly wounded, but he is still miraculously able to talk on phone and get another job.

Tags: murder

Review:
'KILL ME THREE TIMES': Three Stars (Out of Five)A black comedy crime-thriller, starring Simon Pegg; as a hit-man hired to kill a businessman's cheating wife.
I have to admit I am a big fan of Simon Pegg that in this movie is great, but beside that this movie deserve a watch and it's really entertaining.
The cast is good and the plot is nice and if you ever wonder why crime doesn't always pay....well you must watch it.Location, music and the overall direction is perfect for the plot but the most intriguing part is the way it's designed, with the beginning telling the end (even the title..) and the point of view from different angles and times.OK it's the same old story since Double Indemnity or Postman rings twice with a twist of Tarantino and McCarty point of view so if you expect something completely new you could be disappointed but if you just want to spend sometime relaxing and having fun, well, this is a right one !.
I was intrigued by the trailer of Kill Me Three Times and so despite the IMDb rating and poor reviews I started watching it.
Too many people are trying to critique "Kill Me Three Times", its not the Godfather or Scarface, just watch the movie and enjoy.
In fact the non-stop "caper film" sound track could give you a headache all by itself, assuming it was sold separately, which I hope never happens.Three stories, three takes of the same story, an ending where the beginning should be -- heady stuff even if you actually ARE Quentin Tarantino.Not for amateurs.Loved the Toronado.
A really fun movie to watch and a good way to spend an hour and a half without having to think too hard..
Once you start there is no going back." Charlie Wolfe (Pegg) is a professional hit man that has just been given a job to kill the wife of a client.
This is nothing all that amazing, but it is a really fun movie to watch and a good way to spend an hour and a half without having to think too hard.
I plan to re-watch it at least a few times myself.People who would not like this but expect to would be people who didn't like Simon Pegg's earlier films such as Hot Fuzz.
I enjoyed it the first time around more than I enjoyed the first Fast and Furious at release.I appreciate that its obvious that the cast had a lot of fun making this movie, while not failing to submerse the viewer in an enjoyable theatrical performance.For those who would enjoy this style of film, you'll probably watch it a few times at the very least.
Kill Me Three Times more like Kill This Movie Three Times so it doesn't get a full release.The story is about a professional hit-man who botches a contract and has to deal with three big problems: murder, blackmail and revenge - all revolving around him.I'm the kind of person who likes to watch movies that are well known to everyone and the others that are low budget and never heard of before by mostly everyone.
And the style of the movie has a little touch of Tarantino as well and yes I know I keep bringing up Tarantino but that's honestly what was in my head through out the film.Simon Pegg did fine in this movie and so did the other cast as well, nothing really special but nothing god awful.I can't really say anything else that I thought was good in the movie.
If you're thinking Kill Me Three Times falls square into this category, you're catching on quickly, and here's more on why you should save your money for films that are really worth it.
Everyone wants Alice dead, starting with her abusive husband Jack (Callan Mulvey), his sister Lucy (Teresa Palmer) and her dentist husband Nathan (Sullivan Stapleton) who owes money to a lowlife cop.
But when Jack hires professional assassin Charlie (Simon Pegg) to kill Alice, the latter sets mayhem in motion and they all drop like flies.
Many unexpected complications occur, and things get out of hand very quickly.I like Simon Pegg's films exactly because of the way "Kill Me Three Times" is.
The most funny thing is the irony of the events that happen to Alice, the unfortunate main character who is wanted dead by many people.I enjoyed watching "Kill Me Three Times".
-Kill Me Three Times (2015) movie review: -Kill Me Three Times is a much anticipated indie film following contract killer Simon Pegg who gets involved in this one job that turns out to be a part of two other murder/blackmail/revenge plots revolving around a bunch of idiots.-Kill Me Three Times is like if Quentin Tarantino directed Burn After Reading, but it turned out to be not as good as Burn After Reading.
So Kill Me Three Times did not live up to the anticipation.-The story was interesting and functional, but it has been done before and it has been done better.-The pace was fine.-The acting: Simon Pegg did a good job and he was convincing and funny.
I was mildly entertained through much of the film, so I am going to say that Kill Me Three Times would be worth watching on Netflix..
So Simon Pegg in an Australian film, that directed by one of my favourite dog movies 'Red Dog' famed filmmaker.
A comedy-thriller, a good time pass movie.
So the plot is about a hit-man named Charlie Wolfe played by Simon Pegg getting entangled or intentionally gets into a mess.
Simon Pegg playing the lead role as a hit-man and Sullivan Stapleton playing the somewhat villain I thought this would be a good movie, but it's decent at best.6/10.
The screenplay was good even though it'll seems a bit like a Tarantino rip off with maybe a bit newer more explosive cars but i think it'll sound like a new awesome style for the kids who never saw Pulp Fiction but they won't know it is no where near Awesome unless we tell them in the reviews :D.It also looked weird seeing Simon Pegg in an all serious role, i'm used to seeing him in a awkward tense characters so i would watch "Hot Fuzz" and "Shaun of the Dead" again an again without even give it a single thought rather than replying one minute of this movie.As for Casting, who doesn't love Simon Pegg and he was indeed good here but considering that i'm a huge fan of his so seeing him here was kinda just not full of expectations ...
like the acted okay , read their script and that was it with no memorable moments or highly praised facial expressions.Overall,, the movie was watchable considering there were some surprises that you don't see in the trailers so things go a little unexpectedly but it's not the type of movies that WoW you in any way neither in the comedy part nor in the thraction(thrill/action) ;).
There are decidedly humorous but cringe-worthy moments throughout the film and the "I'll be there in an hour" catchphrase of his hired-killer has added significance towards the end (not really a spoiler - watch what I mean!) Lovely performances from many great actors/actresses - Simon Pegg is excellent - Bryan Brown is just so unlikable.
Jack hires Charlie Wolfe (Simon Pegg) to spy on her and then for him to kill her.
'Kill Me Three Times (2015)' actually starts to come together quite nicely in its third act, which is strangely given an eponymous label under the guise of being the flick's final 'story' - despite the picture having a single, and entirely insular, narrative that only varies from a 'standard structure' in the way that its second act takes place chronologically before the first.
In the small coastal community Alice Taylor (Alice Braga) is suspicious of her abusive husband Jack Taylor (Callan Mulvey.) Jack has good reason for his suspicions as she is having an affair with mechanic Dylan Smith (Luke Hemsworth) and she also plans to steal from her husband and run away with Dylan.Jack hires hit-man Charlie Wolfe (Simon Pegg) to follow her and then take her out.
Nathan Webb (Sullivan Stapleton) is a dentist, his wife Lucy (Teresa Palmer) is his receptionist and she is also Jack' sister.They have schemed to kill Alice, switch dental records with Lucy and collect from her life insurance as Nathan has gambling debts and is being shaken down by a corrupt cop.Charlie observes Alice being killed and surviving, it has the Tarantino type jumbled up narrative as well as heavy dose of violence but lacks the dark humour of the Coen brothers.
As you watch the film more subplots are revealed as there is more backstabbing than a Roman senate meeting.Brazilian actress Braga shines, Pegg plays against type as a nasty hit-man who seems to bounce back more times than the Terminator.
You can be clever in other ways when writing a movie like this, mostly by plot twists that the audience cannot see miles away.
However when it comes to the plot twists it feels like maybe this movie won't be as great when you see it the second time.
This movie really should be better known as it contains some absolutely brilliant acting and direction with a story that unfolds in a very twisted way that is oddly captivating.From the very beginning you'll be rather mystified as to what is going on but you'll gradually get a glimmer of understanding as each time shifted scene unfolds.
Mildly Amusing and Violent Aussie Film with Simon Pegg as a Hit-Man done in the Tarantino Style that is without much Style of its Own. A rather Sharply Photographed Story, the Sleight of Hand Kind, but basically just Sleight.Characters Stand Around a lot and recite Repetitive, Unfunny Dialog trying for Ironic, Cutting Edge, or something.
All are attractive Cardboard Cutouts at Best.Fans of this Type of Thing may give it a Pass as one more Movie of its Type that is a pretty Popular Style among Better Directors like Tarantino, Rodriguez, Ritchie, but even They have to work hard Not to Repeat Themselves.
Oh well, amusing flick, brutal when needed but not over the top, all and all, a good flick to watch if you like this type of movie and/or a fan of Simon Pegg.
Despite being a Simon Pegg film, I wouldn't call this one a comedy exactly.
I knew going into Kill Me Three Times that the movie had an abysmal rating of just 9% on Rotten Tomatoes, but I figured Simon Pegg could have been the saving grace of the movie.
And when all is said and done, the movie's story ends just as you would expect it to (the final image is actually mildly humorous).Even if you are a huge Simon Pegg fan just like me, this is something you absolutely do not need to see.
The premise of this movie sounds very promising: Simon Pegg playing a crazy professional hit-man.
Nonetheless, the lack of a compelling plot and characters makes this movie quite dull.The movie kicked off great: it presents a cold blooded and witty hit-man named Charlie Wolf (played by Simon Pegg) and you're immediately intrigued by his character.However as the movie progresses the characters presented to us are very one-dimensional(including Simon Pegg's character) : most of them (if not all) are very greedy and will do anything to get more money.
The few action scenes that are present are short and uncreative.Overall, though it has a few enjoyable moments, this movie could have been much more (loved the way Simon Pegg looked!)..
Once is never enough" – a tagline used to promote Kill Me Three Times and a tagline that couldn't be more far from the truth as one single watch of this dire Australian black comedy is most certainly enough.On the back of one of the most successful Australian films of all time, Red Dog, you'd think that long time director Kriv Strenders would've known a thing or two about making a competent and well-made feature length film but judging by Kill Me Three Times, the director certainly has a fair bit more to learn about what it takes to deliver when it comes to filmmaking treats.Kill Me Three Times is sad to say as a proud Australian, yet another telling example of why quite often local productions fail to resonate with either local or international audiences and while the locations of this West Australian set comedy/thriller certainly look nice and I'm sure the crew enjoyed their two weeks away in the sun and sand, Kill Me Three Times lacks any type of personality, heart or most tellingly for a comedy caper like this, wit.
Too often Australian productions come off as amateurish and rushed and Stenders film is both of those things plus more with an abysmal scripting, unlikeable characters, plodding editing and one of the single most annoying scores ever committed to screen by Johnny Klimek (without exaggeration the score is almost too much to handle) and not even a name cast can save the film.Cast against type as a hit-man who likes to laugh (a lot) Simon Pegg is the single watchable acting presence in the entire production in which the likes of 300's Sullivan Stapleton, Warm Bodies' Teresa Palmer and local industry veteran Bryan Brown all meander about getting to chew on atrocious dialogue and get involved in increasingly unlikely circumstances.
And the are twists upon twists until the end.Kill Me Three Times has an interesting story, told in a convoluted way but it also makes you look forward to the resolution.
Simon Pegg does a great job as usual and carries the movie.
In reality I felt this movie was done better than a lot of the later film releases of 2014 and 2015 for it's cinematographic and actors; though the story seems just short and rushed.
Kill Me Three Times just didn't have that "I want to enjoy a movie" feeling.
Now don't get me wrong the film was pretty well put together, I believe that this is just one of those movies that it takes a sure style preference to enjoy.The action in the film was humorous and cute, the acting felt as if I was watching Hot Fuzz; and for once a lower budget movie had good audio mix.
There also wasn't much depth to the bunch of misfits, so you don't really care if they get brutally murdered by hit-man, Charlie Wolfe (Simon Pegg), who seemed a bit out of place in this film.
The film is based in a small town called Eagles Nest in Western Australia, we're a wealthy motel proprietor, Jack Taylor (Callan Mulvey) believes his wife Alice Taylor (Alice Braga), is having an affair, so his sister Lucy Webb (Teresa Palmer) gives him the number for a hired hit-man, Charlie, to spy on her.
When you finally think that the movie is getting somewhere, people start to randomly get murdered and by the end of the film, it just seemed like a right mess.
Anyway, I didn't really like this movie that much but you do stick with it because you don't know what wacky direction the film is going to go in next.I recommend this movie to people who are into their action/comedy/thrillers starring Simon Pegg, Luke Hemsworth, Bryan Brown, Steve Le Marquand, and Teresa Palmer.
I dished out cash on pay per view for this very mediocre product.The only real highlight is a smug and self-assured Simon Pegg, who does not mind having the camera on him and rewards the viewer with a memorable hit man incarnation.The love triangle story is badly copied from countless films that came before and did this better.
However, there were also a couple of places where the film sadly misses quite hard.The convoluted plot makes several twists and turns before we meet a truly evil Bryan Brown, who sadly is wasted before he can shine in this story.
A usually good Alice Braga, seemed like she was coasting through a fair bit of this film, which was a shame.
Just before the end of the movie I realised that this one reminded me of one of Pegg's other films.
Alice and Dylan leaves with Jack's money.The story is very intricate even though it's only about the relationships of only a few characters.Maybe it's because the not-so- good acting level, or maybe because the overwhelming scoring, or then again maybe it's just me but all the characters strike as devious ones even from the very start.It's quite strange that having Simon Pegg on board, and also his role is a significant character, yet this movie can only achieve quite a low overall at the comedic side.
It's so because the movie feels so serious and only Pegg's role has his character filled with humor.
Sad to say, the humor mostly centers in Charlie Wolfe's dialog lines, which makes it so predictable after a few minutes into the movie.The movie somehow also tries a bit at Tarantino-styled blood and gore kill scenes.
Is it the intricate story, those blood and gore kills, or Pegg's humor?The overall acting is not so good in my opinion.
Simon Pegg's performance is the most fluent acting job in this movie.
Callan Mulvey and Alice Braga as experienced names also didn't put out better acting as they should, let alone Luke Hemsworth.My say for Kill Me Three Time (2014) is only a score of 5/10.
My expectations were not high as I have very little time for what passes as Australian 'comedy' but do have an awareness of the Australian film industry's ability to create pure cinematic gold - such as it did with The Rover.Pegg plays a purely one-dimensional bad-guy/hit-man as the main protagonist and does so very well indeed.