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Synopsis

When their poker game is knocked off by petty thieves, the Mob calls in their best enforcer, Jackie Cogan, to make things right. Under the eye of a mysterious driver, Jackie must track down and punish those responsible for the heist. His assignment is complicated by those he comes up against along the way — an aging, drunken hit man, some bumbling local gangsters, and the ladies’ man who ran the ill-fated game. —Cannes Film Festival

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Andrew Dominik

Andrew Dominik (born 1967) is a New Zealand-born Australian film director and screenwriter. He has directed two films so far: Chopper and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. —Wikipedia 

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jamie-scott-dyson

16May13

if you dont like it turn of your filmstudies mind.Just let it flow,because that what it does,it flows. I think it was a brutal, gritty film about how desperate people can be done by weaving many little scenes to create microcosm of america in it's downfall.All done by one of the most exciting young directors around. The only thing that makes me sad is it'll be another 5 years till' i get another film from him. 4.5./5

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Mathias Palmberg

8May13

This was barely a movie. Slight and meandering plot, extremely heavhanded and obvious social commentary and sometimes terrible dialogue. Had this been made by a newcomer with an unknown cast I might have been more forgiving, but considering the talent involved, this was boring and almost terrible.

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jcdc31

5May13

Amazing cinematography and that's pretty much it.

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Billy Foran

5May13

Ehhh, it was pretty dull, and it just tries too hard.

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KILLING THEM SOFTLY

By All the Best People on January 30, 2013

Extremely nihilistic, and utter garbage as politics. As a crime film, it fares better, with Brad Pitt having some fun as the pro from Dover and a well-rounded cast cycling in and out of the story…  read review

American Business

By Filipe F. Coutinh​o on December 18, 2012

“I’m living in America, and in America, you’re on our own”, prophetically states the cynical killer from a post-Bush administration in Andrew Dominik’s bleak view of the world’s most important country…  read review

Killing Them Softly: A Genre Masterpiece of Social Critique

By Drew. on December 2, 2012

Andrew Dominik’s Killing Them Softly is a gangster movie. But like the great genre movies of classic Hollywood the “gangster movie” is just a mask, a means for entertainment, a way to explore relevant…  read review

Cogan – Killing them softly

By catcarl​o on November 7, 2012

‘America’s not a country. It’s just a business’. Finito il lavoro, Jackie Cogan fa a pezzi in quattro frasi la filosofia di vita degli Stati Uniti. Che lo faccia mentre il televisore trasmette il discorso…  read review

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