Surely a film beginning with pre-election statements by Obama promises a lot of problems. These problems are directed for 2 hours by Andrew Dominik in this story called “Killing them Softly”. This guy must be constantly living a conflict of values and a philosophical quest, which he decides to share with us through the film.
The plot refers to the efforts of a strangely good-hearted henchman, Jackie Cogan (that’s Brad), to sort some issues with the local community and restore the mafia law, for the last straw being a a robbery at the mafia-controlled local casino.
You see, everything in our world has rules, even mafia. Or, mainly mafia! Nevertheless, Cogan’s got this thing to be somehow sensitive. He can’t kill face to face because it makes him sad. He does it remotely and sweetly to make it easier for his conscience....
Apart from Brad, there is Frankie (Scoot McNairy) and Russel (Ben Mendelsohn). The two are a couple of poor petty criminals and junkies, who performed with immense artistic failure the casino robbery. One wonders who’s worse.
Basically the film is a socio-political critique on America; apt I’d say, but rather boring, as it swings between political speeches and financial analyses or the raw view of the American underworld. And it does it using the method of hackneyed preach.
At the same time, it addresses the drugs issue, which I must admit is presented in a realistic manner. Still it could be done more artistically and in a cinema-oriented way without jading us.
Within the first 10 or 20 minutes it gives all it has and the rest of the scenes elaborate on conversations about sex with goats. I guess they can teach something, but I had to stop eating my pop corn..
The actors look tired, they really can’t pass as drunk, either stoned, not even evil! Murders also look slower than death itself. Brad proves himself nicely as Jolie’s husband and can be even interesting.
Someone has to explain to the director one thing. A movie must certainly be preceptive, if it can, but it also has to entertain a bit, you know? Anyone?
The plot refers to the efforts of a strangely good-hearted henchman, Jackie Cogan (that’s Brad), to sort some issues with the local community and restore the mafia law, for the last straw being a a robbery at the mafia-controlled local casino.
You see, everything in our world has rules, even mafia. Or, mainly mafia! Nevertheless, Cogan’s got this thing to be somehow sensitive. He can’t kill face to face because it makes him sad. He does it remotely and sweetly to make it easier for his conscience....
 
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Apart from Brad, there is Frankie (Scoot McNairy) and Russel (Ben Mendelsohn). The two are a couple of poor petty criminals and junkies, who performed with immense artistic failure the casino robbery. One wonders who’s worse.
Basically the film is a socio-political critique on America; apt I’d say, but rather boring, as it swings between political speeches and financial analyses or the raw view of the American underworld. And it does it using the method of hackneyed preach.
At the same time, it addresses the drugs issue, which I must admit is presented in a realistic manner. Still it could be done more artistically and in a cinema-oriented way without jading us.
Within the first 10 or 20 minutes it gives all it has and the rest of the scenes elaborate on conversations about sex with goats. I guess they can teach something, but I had to stop eating my pop corn..
The actors look tired, they really can’t pass as drunk, either stoned, not even evil! Murders also look slower than death itself. Brad proves himself nicely as Jolie’s husband and can be even interesting.
Someone has to explain to the director one thing. A movie must certainly be preceptive, if it can, but it also has to entertain a bit, you know? Anyone?
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