Line #22 Film/KillBenLyk


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3	Kill Ben Lyk is a 2019 British gangster film and black comedy, starring Creator/EugeneSimon and Creator/SimoneAshley. Ben Lyk is a youtube influencer who witnesses a murder and films it on his cellphone. The LondonGangster who organised the hit is unsure which of the many men named Ben Lyk recorded the shooting, so orders the assassination of everyone in London called Ben Lyk.
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8	* ActionGirl: Subverted with The Girl, who accidentally shoots two of the other Ben Lyks.
9	* BaldOfEvil: On TheDragon Bale, a 6'8 bodybuilder who wears a mask when carrying out hits.
10	* BattleButler: When not gruesomely murdering people, Bale performs mundane domestic tasks for his boss, like pouring him a cup of tea, cooking him a meal, or lighting his cigars.
11	* BlackAndGreyMorality: The gangsters are clearly the bad guys, but none of the Ben Lyks are particularly likeable. Hipster Ben Lyk is a pervert, Old Ben Lyk is mentally unstable, Banker Ben Lyk is a {{sociopath}}, Charming Ben Lyk is an AffablyEvil hitman, Nervous Ben Lyk is a Scally, Rugby Ben Lyk is violent, the protagonist's LoveInterest enjoys pulling mean pranks by manipulating people's emotions, and Main Ben Lyk is the one responsible for the gangsters' vendetta.
12	* BigBad: TheDon who faked his own death by having a homeless man murdered, then sent his thugs to kill the other gangster bosses in London.
13	* ChekhovsGunman: SinisterMinister Rugby Ben Lyk is one of the bar patrons in one of Ben's earlier prank videos, and punches him in the face for disrupting the televised rugby match. They clearly recognise each other in the safehouse.
14	* DefiantToTheEnd: In his faked death video, Ben flips the bird while pretending to be shot by Roberto.
15	* DirtyCop: LeadDetective Scott killed the homeless man, massacred the other cops guarding the safe house, then tried to shoot the FinalBoy Ben Lyk.
16	* DidNotGetTheGirl: Just as Ben is about to kiss his LoveInterest, Scott splatters her brains on the car windshield with a .38.
17	* EvilIsPetty: Rather than monitor the Ben Lyk most likely to have filmed the murder, and either bribe him into handing over the footage or discreetly MakeItLookLikeAnAccident, the BigBad decides to have everyone killed ForTheEvulz.
18	* EvilWearsBlack: Bale wears a black trenchcoat and CoolMask when committing murders.
19	* HairTriggerTemper: Nervous Ben Lyk is a very short, angry man. When he finds out Main Ben Lyk recorded the shooting of the homeless man, he suggests handing him over to the gangsters.
20	* InsaneTrollLogic: Ben tells his friend to upload the film on youtube, in the belief that the gangsters are trying to kill him to prevent exposure. Predictably, this BatmanGambit fails because now the BigBad wants to kill him for {{revenge}}.
21	* JerkAss: The main Ben Lyk's job is filming himself annoying bystanders.
22	* KarmaHoudini: The DirtyCoward Ben Lyk escapes to a tropical paradise and faces no repercussions for causing the deaths of eight innocent people. Until the gangsters realise he faked his death.
23	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: If Ben hadn't decided to explore an abandoned warehouse, filmed the murder on his phone, or lost his bus pass, the gangsters wouldn't have had a reason to kill him.
24	* OldSoldier: Old Ben Lyk claims to be a ShellShockedVeteran of the Falklands War.
25	* PoliceAreUseless: One of their leaders is a drunk, and the other is on the gangsters' payroll.
26	* PunchClockVillain: Bale looks like a brutal thug, but surprisingly he only kills people when ordered to and is civil to those not on his boss's hitlist.
27	* SequelHook: After the gangsters realise Ben Lyk is still alive and living under a French alias.
28	* SmugSnake: The MorallyBankruptBanker Ben Lyk always has a mean putdown for the rest of the cast, and is hinted to be a psychopath.
29	* TheAlcoholic: DaChief Talisker is either drunk, or singing nursery rhymes to her kids down the phone. Or singing nursery rhymes while drunk.
30	* TheBadGuyWins: Or so it seems. The BigBad has eliminated all the rival gang leaders so his crew can take over the criminal underworld, and his men have killed all the Ben Lyks in London. Except for the one who filmed the killing, now living in the tropics under a new identity while tricking everyone into thinking ThatManIsDead.
31	* TheMole: Charming Ben Lyk is an imposter working for the gangsters. He tracked down and killed three other Ben Lyks.
32	* TattooAsCharacterType: Bale the hitman is covered in prison tattoos, hinting at his previous criminal career.
33	* TheDogBitesBack: Two of the people Ben Lyk pranked in his videos punch him in the face.
34	* TooDumbToLive: Ben's friend Roberto uploads the video of the murder. The gangsters would have left him alone because they were only interested in killing men called Ben Lyk, but now ItsPersonal.
35	* YouAllMeetInACell: Ben Lyk, Hipster Ben Lyk, Charming Ben Lyk, Old Ben Lyk, Rugby Ben Lyk, Banker Ben Lyk, Nervous Ben Lyk, and The Girl are picked up by the police and locked in a heavily fortified safehouse.
36	* YouHaveFailedMe: Charming Ben Lyk poisons himself to avoid retribution from Bale after failing to eliminate the other Ben Lyks.

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