Killing Them Softly reunites mega-actor Brad Pitt and Indie director Andrew Dominik in a treatise on the chaotic underworld of hit men. The movie plays like scenes within a mob movie rather than a whole movie. The conversationist approach combined with a good story make for a very interesting and absorbing movie, IF you are fan of the genre. The meditative dialog runs like a metaphor for the economic and political collapse of the last four years in this country. Organic, at times indulgent, the tense conversations ramble and enthrall all at once.
James Gandolfini, Ray Liotta, and Richard Jenkins are brilliant foils for Pitt's tough guy hit man, played by Pitt with the right degree of intensity, wit, and his inherently drop dead gorgeous looks. And when the hits come, they don't disappoint with beautifully shot slow-mo visuals.
No traditional mob movie here but worth the hit.
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