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Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Mikey and Rose are professional assassins. They are also lovers, and once upon a time Rose also knew Mikey's father. During an elaborate hit job for a malicious gangster, Rose fails to kill the main target, the gangster's pregnant girlfriend. Instead, she delivers her baby and convinces Mikey to help her protect them both. As Rose weakens from cancer, Mikey becomes breadwinner for this unusual family. But tranquility will not last.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes17%
Metacritic33/100
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do.
82 audience votes
Key crew
- Lee DanielsDirector
- Mario GrigorovOriginal Music Composer
- Will RokosWriter
Cast
- Cuba Gooding Jr.Mikey
- Helen MirrenRose
- Vanessa FerlitoVicki
- Macy GrayNeisha
- Joseph Gordon-LevittDr. Don
- Stephen DorffClayton Mayfield
- Mo'NiquePrecious
- Tom PaschAndrew
- Ryan Eric SpeiseAnthony - Age 3
- Matt HigginsEddie
- John PanzarellaMan in Hotel
- Marvina ViniqueMikey's Mother
Stills
Themes
hitmanmission of murderstepmotherlabor pain