Killing Them Softly. Rated MA 15+ (strong violence, drug use, sexual references and coarse language). 97 minutes. Written and directed byAndrew Dominik. Based on the novel Cogan's Trade by George Higgins.
Verdict: Andrew Dominik takes on the gangster genre and
wins with this audacious take on contemporary American crime and poverty.
Dominik (Chopper, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward
Robert Ford) reunited with the
star of Jesse James – Brad Pitt – works wonders in the bleak, poverty-stricken
film about consequences. In this case, the consequences of a robbery carried
out by Scoot McNairy’s fragile Frankie (pictured) and Ben Mendelsohn’s deluded Russell – a
couple of inexperienced young hopefuls who aspire to a better life.
