Killing Them Softly

Killing them Softly is a lurid and nasty little nihilistic hitman noir, with an ingenuity that sneaks up on you.

The dialogue is sharp and so are the performances. Andrew Dominik directed this neo-noir in a low-key comic style that's alternately gritty and fancy. The gritty stuff is best.

Killing Them Softly isn't anything major. But it's a pungent minor film only vaguely resembling the one The Weinstein Co. is advertising, and that's fine with me.

A stylish, brutal affair that delivers grim atmosphere and punishing violence but loses impact in telegraphing its political punches.

A good, efficient crime thriller, let down by clunky social commentary but lifted by excellent performances, including perhaps Brad Pitt's recent best.

As with his previous film "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," Dominik's ideas get the better of his creative handiwork as he throws off his pacing to follow points he has already made.

A filthy, pretentious, brutally violent and utterly pointless load of rubbish called Killing Them Softly.

10 out of 10 stars. One amazing movie and I was blown away. If you are smart you will get this movie and understand its meaning. If you are dumb u will not like it. If u are dumb stay away.

its mean street version.. Killing Them Softly Killing Them Softly is a character driven dramatic thriller about a part time killer hired to wipe out minor issues that started creating havoc in the criminal world. The structure of the script is distributed in various dramatic sequences that is almost long as an act; a wise choice by the writers to keep the substance flow and the audience tangled in its mean street bubble. It is surprisingly hilarious with bits of tiny notions that draws out chuckle every now and then. The songs are aptly edited and installed, the art designing is of sweat drop precision, the choreography of the physical sequences is mesmerizing and the sound effects are sharp along with jaw dropping cinematography, fine editing and decent background score. The conversations are pragmatic and weaved out like never before where in an action thriller like such, the audience starts rooting for those benign immature conversations. Pitt is reserved and lethal as always with a bit distracted Liotta, convincing Jenkins, hilarious duo McNairy and Mendelsohn and Gandolfini delivering unflinchingly as always. Dominik offers enough range and space to these characters and milks out the best from the cast of caliber like such. Armed with such an elaborative script Dominik's action definitely speaks louder with stunning sequences executed that leaves a long lasting impression. Whilst pulling off such raw gut wrenching script, the political satire unfortunately gets lost amidst all the whimsical notes and explosives, even though they bring it back to that point the audience couldn't care less for it, till then. The pragmatic conversations, electrifying dramatic sequences and Pitt amping up the heart are the high points of the feature. Killing Them Softly is an homage to those Scorsese's mean street crime world and on that note, it is a tremendous success, beyond that it probably is gripping at best.

Pretty much every scene with Ray Liotta and Brad Pitt is great, especially Pitt's car talking scenes which actually worked really well, and the robbery scene was superb, but the two robbers themselves and their scenes together were incredibly dull and irritating and I felt James Gandolfini's character was pointless and just a distraction from the plot. Also, what's with the incredibly heavy handed political commentary? Overall, I liked it, but it was very uneven in its highs and lows

A Bleak, Talkative Neo-Noir Drenched in Rain and Financial Despair.190105 (1.5)A gloomily soaked country where money rolls through the rain. Brad Pitt's character is so somber and talkative that it just puts me to sleep. Directed by Andrew Dominik and based on George V. Higgins's 1974 novel Cogan's Trade, the 2012 neo-noir crime thriller "Killing Them Softly" stars Brad Pitt as Jackie Cogan, an enforcer hired to restore order after an illegal mob-protected poker game is robbed. Set against the grim backdrop of the 2008 American financial crisis and presidential election, the film layers cynical political allegories over gritty underworld dynamics, though its heavy dialogue and slow, languid pacing often overshadow the tension.

Gratuitously obscene dialogue, extremely thin plot and mostly useless violence. However, the main element in that movie that disappointed me was the pseudo-moral about capitalism and the economic crisis that is totally laughable.