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Nov 30, 2012 · Killing Them Softly is a darkly comic, visceral thriller that doubles as a cautionary tale on capitalism, whose message is delivered with sledgehammer force. Read Critics Reviews
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A supremely sharp, savagely swift (at just 97 mins) deconstruction of the American Dream, male machismo and the modern gangster movie. Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 5, 2019. Kelly Jane ...
Killing Them Softly My Rating. Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW . Cast & Crew. Brad Pitt. Actor. Scoot McNairy. Actor. Ben Mendelsohn. Actor. James Gandolfini. Actor.
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Nov 28, 2012 · “Killing Them Softly” contains not a single crime involving civilians. No heists, hijackings or frauds, and drug deals only among themselves. Like a captive animal struggling to free itself from a trap, they seem reduced to gnawing off their own legs.
Nov 30, 2012 · Killing Them Softly: Directed by Andrew Dominik. With Brad Pitt, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, James Gandolfini. Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 74% based on 234 reviews, with an average rating of 6.90/10. The site's critical consensus reads: " Killing Them Softly is a darkly comic, visceral thriller that doubles as a cautionary tale on capitalism, whose message is delivered with sledgehammer force." [26]
With a fresh 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, ... Cogan's Trade, would be turned into the critically acclaimed film, Killing Them Softly. A Bank Robbery Happened at the Same Bank in the Film Decades Later
Nov 29, 2012 · The economic collapse of 2008 didn’t just deep six Wall Street — it put the squeeze on the underground economy as well. That’s the theme of Killing Them Softly, a twisty crime thriller that...
Mar 26, 2013 · Set against the backdrop of the 2008 financial crisis, Killing Them Softly has a little more on its mind than beatings and bullets, though, and critics found it a powerfully effective...
Sep 21, 2012 · Killing Them Softly review. Director Andrew Dominik teams up with Brad Pitt again for the noir thriller, Killing Them Softly…. The golden age for American hard-boiled noir fiction came...