2012 · crime · drama · thriller
Killing Them Softly
Directed by Andrew Dominik1h 37m2012
Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.
Our read: Killing Them Softly (2012) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded crime · drama · thriller entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, steady, extreme crime / drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- bleak
- cold
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