Film Review – Killing Them Softly

"Killing Them Softly" isn't your average hitman movie. It isn't your
average heist picture. Heck, it's not really your average Brad Pitt
starring vehicle either. Reteaming with his "The Assassination of Jesse
James by the Coward Robert Ford" director, Andrew Dominik, Pitt assumes
another role that's cushioned by an ample amount of atmosphere, never
really requiring his full participation. Stylish and bleak, "Killing
Them Softly" is also profoundly political, using the basic tenets of the
mob genre to comment on the financial state of the nation, where even
men who've devoted their lives to murder can't make a buck these days. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com