Film Review – The Outfit

“The Outfit” isn’t a COVID-19 movie, but it represents one of the better uses of limitations imposed on film productions during this frustrating time. The screenplay by Johnathan McClain and Graham Moore (who also directs) arranges a small-scale thriller that involves only a single location and a handful of characters, creating tension through escalating acts of suspicion and low impulse control. It’s a picture about gangsters, with period style and presence, and Moore skillfully brings such limited expanse to life in truly inspired ways. We’ve been here before, dealing with questionable characters and their secret plans, but “The Outfit” is a pleasant refreshing of formula, doing surprisingly well with the basics in storytelling opportunities, and it’s hard to resist another chance to watch star Mark Rylance turn a potentially limited part into a marvelous display of acting precision. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com