Review of Killing Them Softly (2012) by Sgt. C — 19 Apr 2015

(87%).

In twenty years time when people start to get nostalgic about the past they'll look back on this and deem it "very 2012", which is at least something, but they'll also get a pretty good crime drama along with it too. From the very start this practically rubs political cynicism in the audiences face as it takes you deep into a part of American life the men at the top would rather you didn't see. Brad Pitt may be all over the posters but for a good while he's not even on screen, but once he shows up he highlights how he's matured into a solid, natural screen actor. The cast in general is strong, with the brilliant James Gandolfini stealing the entire film with a rather small part as a no longer employable killer. I liked the news reports used as score, the plot maybe overly talkative at times, but the dialogue is at least better than most, rather good in fact. Overall a near certain top ten of the year.