Killing Them Softly

"A genre film — a timid, subpar grafting of the immortal 'Pulp Fiction' — with art-house pretensions (...) the only thing that truly rewards your attendance is Pitt in another effortless star performance"

 

"A juicy, bloody, grimy and profane crime drama (...) The film is terribly smart in every respect, with ne’er-a-false note performances and superb craft work from top to bottom"
 

"'In Killing Them Softly', Dominik's first feature since 'The Assassination of Jesse James', Pitt once again plays a quietly powerful sociopath, and once again the screen vibrates"

 

"Languorous to the point of rambling, the story of double-crossing and vengeance is darkly funny, graphically violent and gorgeously shot (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)" 

"It seems as if I've been seeing versions of this story since forever (...) The charisma of such actors as Gandolfini, Pitt, Liotta and Jenkins depends largely on their screen presences and our memories of them in better roles (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"