"Killing Them Softly" - Brad Pitt and the wise guys

Andrew Dominik directed Brad Pitt before in an anti-western with the longest possible title, "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford." And that was a successful movie altogether, a bit too long too though. This time the story is about a few members of the underground America. In "killing them softly" there are drugs, there is gambling, and there is money. All this in the background of up-to-date American politics, where the stakes are big, risk high, and the flow of money and power influences everything. It is a successful take on the juxtaposition of reality and the magical world of those governing us. Brad Pitt plays here a sort of a janitor, who cleans up the mess caused by the actions of others. He is not a mentor, but nevertheless still a tool. He listens to noone, but proceeds according to his own rules. I hear the reactions on the film are really very different. Some find it rather boring, but I think once you sink into the convention and see behind the typical mafia drama, you might approach new senses. At least I did so.
For my review on Filmnews jump  here.

  

My favorite "Killing Them Softly" poster 

  Ben Mendelsohn and Scoot McNair

 Brad Pitt as Jackie Cogan

James Gandolfini