Juango / 13 June 2013 / Categories: Movie and TV Shows, Movie

Killing Them Softly

BRAD PITT WON ME OVER

First off I’m not a huge Brad Pitt fan but I saw a trailer for this movie and thought it looked interesting and it didn’t disappoint. It feels independent. The way it is shot is wacky and cool. It’s the story of two small time crooks who decide to rip of a poker game because they think they’ve come up with the perfect cover for the crime, a gangster played by the terrific Ray Liotta, pulled the same stunt a few years years back and then confessed to his crew he was the one behind it. They figure, he did it once and got away with it so the card players would automatically suspect him again and pin the crime on him.

Brad Pitt, plays a sensitive type, assassin, (hence the title) clean up man brought in to kill the man who hired the two goons and the Liotta character. He sub contracts one job to a alcy washed up hit-man played by James Gandolfini (Sopranos) because he refuses to take out people he knows. Its a rule for him. The dialogue between these two made the film for me. The script is awesome and very fresh. I’ve seen nothing like it with a political/philosophical noir message threading behind the action.

It’s violent for sure but not anymore than it is clever. Pitt sells it considering I had him bagged as the Hollywood pretty boy who cannot act. Afraid I had to eat crow on that one. This is a crazy good, deeply layered film that balances fine acting with an immensely well crafted script.

Yeah let me know what you guys think.