Killing Them Softly
Brad Pitt stars as Jackie, a shady type brought in to clean up a mess after an organized-crime card game is robbed. His solution is to kill some people and get the game back on track—and he does it in a way that is both scary and fascinating. Directed by Andrew Dominik, who also directed Pitt in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, this is a good-looking movie that takes its sweet time. It’s also ultra-violent, with Ray Liotta enduring a screen beating unlike anything you have seen before. James Gandolfini shows up as a grouchy hit man who reminds of a washed-up Tony Soprano after the wife and kids have left. Pitt is just a bona fide movie star here, commanding all of his screen moments with seemingly effortless authority. It’s a great movie to look at, but it isn’t for everybody.
By Bob Grimm
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Credits
Director:
- Andrew Dominik
Cast:
- Brad Pitt
- Scoot McNairy
- Ben Mendelsohn
- Richard Jenkins
- James Gandolfini
- Ray Liotta
- Vincent Curatola
- Slaine
- Max Casella
- Trevor Long
- Sam Shepard
Producers:
- Brad Pitt
- Dede Gardner
- Steve Schwartz
- Paula Schwartz
- Anthony Katagas
- Megan Ellison
- Matt Butan
- Bill Johnson
- Jim Seibel
- Adi Shankar
- Spencer Silna
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