Killing Them Softly

Killing Them Softly

  • Director: Andrew Dominik
  • Writer: Andrew Dominik,George V. Higgins
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: November 30, 2012
  • Runtime: 1h 37min
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital, Datasat
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Cogan's Trade
  • "Killing Them Softly" is a crime film produced by Weinstein International Pictures, directed by Andrew Dominic and starring Brad Pitt , Richard Jenkins and James Gandolfini . The film was released in the United States on November 30, 2012.
    The film is based on the crime novel "The Cogan's Deal" by the American writer George V. Harkins. It tells the story of Jackie Cohen who was hired after a gang-protected poker game was robbed and hunted down the looters. To rebuild the story of the gang’s ruling order   .

    Details

    • Release date November 30, 2012
    • Filming locations Claiborne Avenue Bridge, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies Plan B Entertainment, 1984 Private Defense Contractors, Annapurna Pictures

    Box office

    Budget

    $15,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $15,026,056

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $6,812,900

    Gross worldwide

    $37,930,465

    Movie reviews

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    • By Cathryn 2022-03-23 09:01:50

      American movies rant about American politics

      The reason for watching this movie is simply that it starred Brad Pitt, and the genre of the movie is thriller, crime. As a result, I was almost lethargic during the whole film, except for a short accident in the middle, I was basically not very excited.

             The movie begins with President Obama's famous speech "America's Promise," so I knew from the start that the movie would be a rant about American politics, or, by another name, realism. The narration of politics and economy in...

    • By Kole 2022-03-23 09:01:50

      "Tender Killing": The mood of the film is anger and helplessness

      Like director Andrew Dominic's last film "Death of a Sharpshooter", "Tender Killing" is also a very personal film. Even though it has big cards such as Brad Pitt joining it, it still reveals in its bones. Intense cynicism, which is clearly still very personal in American cinema today. Similar to last year's "Desperate Driving", "Tender Killing" also has a strong and unique style, but it is different from the dark cruel but romantic modern urban fairy tale tone of "Desperous Driving". Dominic...

    • By Ruben 2022-03-23 09:01:50

      Gentle killing in run-down nostalgia

      During this period of time, because I have watched too many classical movies, the gorgeous costumes, proud accents, and careful wording can easily lead people to a feeling that is not very real.

      The story takes place in a remote town in the United States. The economic crisis has made him even more depressed. The
      owner of a dry cleaning shop hired two gangsters to rob an underground bank. I thought it would be easy to put the blame on others. As a
      result, the big guy behind...

    • By Trenton 2022-03-23 09:01:50

      Softly

      In fact, the words of the male pig are not so gentle, but because everyone is familiar, it will be embarrassing to kill, so you need to find someone you don't know and kill them quietly to save some trouble.
      The film is very relevant and the rhythm is very soft. Although Obama is speaking in various ways, the lack of environment gives people a very backward feeling, the cars are all old-fashioned, and the mobile phone is not believed. The style of the whole article is very similar to last...

    • By Josiane 2022-03-23 09:01:50

      "Tender Killing": Being forced to live by equality

      Two social gangsters robbed a gangster's underground casino, which made the gang leader extremely angry. They hired a lawyer to hire a killer. It was necessary to find out who was so bold and dared to break ground on Tai Sui's head. A series of internal investigations led to clues, no matter right or wrong, let's kill a scapegoat first. And there are too many complicated incidents in the wrong place. From the arrest of the real murderer, more personnel and secret battles have been revealed, and...

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    • By Eileen 2022-04-23 07:01:56

      The economic crisis has a big impact on the killers; business is...

    • By Richard 2022-04-23 07:01:56

      I appreciate this kind of film, gangsters in financial crisis, preachy? No, the action gunfight is not to mention, but these two points are done very well. If you change the details, the place where you should be slapped must be more than ten minutes, and the place where you should be cool will stop,...

    • By Geovanni 2022-04-23 07:01:56

      The financial crisis of 2008 looked like it was 1929, and Pete was cool, it was a good...

    • By Kenyon 2022-04-23 07:01:56

      Write the truth and chatter, but lose the poetic temperament of the sharpshooter. The director classmates haven't established the style...

    • By Marcelina 2022-04-23 07:01:56

      I can't watch it, it's so contrived, so...

    Movie plot

    There are two fools who cleverly robbed a huge amount of card gambling game protected and operated by gangsters, but accidentally led to the collapse and downfall of the local criminal economic system. Jackie Cogan ( Brad · Pete ) is a scavenger employed by a gang. He is responsible for tracking down these two gangsters who dare to break the ground on Tai Sui, clearing up the chaos, and restoring such a hidden underground crime world...
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    Evaluation action

    "Gentle Killing" is a regular or even secular crime film. It has a gang theme full of world-weariness. Characters with rich personalities are very interesting. The film also describes the complex psychological activities and hesitations that need to be experienced before deciding to kill a person. It records the characters. The mental activities are meticulous and slow, with only occasional nervous scenes, suitable for viewers who do...
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    Movie quotes

    • Jackie Cogan: You ever kill anyone?

      Driver: No.

      Jackie Cogan: It can get touchy-feely.

      Driver: Touchy-feely?

      Jackie Cogan: Emotional, not fun, a lot of fuss. They cry. They plead. They beg. They piss themselves. They call for their mothers. It gets embarrassing.

      Jackie Cogan: I like to kill them softly, from a distance. Not close enough for feelings. Don't like feelings. Don't want to think about them.

    • Jackie Cogan: Next he'll be telling us we're a community,

    • Johnny Amato: You think dog lover there can handle a card game?

      Frankie: Shit. Those fuckin things? Those things are protected. You can't do those things unless you're so fuckin stupid you actually like everybody going around trying to off you.

      Johnny Amato: There's one you can do.

      Frankie: John, there's ten I can do. I know of at least ten I can do but then after I'm gonna have at least eight hot ginzos out looking for me.

      Johnny Amato: No, no, not this one. Cause the minute it fuckin happens, they're gonna know right off who did it.

      Frankie: Well for some reason, John, that don't make me feel better, you know?

      Johnny Amato: No, not us! They're not even gonna be thinking it might be us.