Killing Them SoftlyMovie Reviews

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  • Must Go!
    Written December 5, 2012

    a real movie

    by cavern.spirit

    The critics are correct on this (even though I have not read the critics reviews yet). Maybe this movie is too violent and real for some, and although I did not read the fan reviews yet, I just watched the movie and am glad I did. They did a good job acting, and the film was made well with the directing, cinematography, writing, ect. Real.

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  • Oh No!
    Written December 1, 2012

    Killing them softly

    by snevitt12

    The worst movie I have seen in a long time. I slept through half of the movie hoping it would get better. Don't waste your money unless you rent from Redbox.

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  • Oh No!
    Written December 1, 2012

    What a disappointment!

    by HodgesFamily3512

    Brad Pitt doesn't show up until at least 30 mins into the movie and then his appearance has nothing much to say. No substance to a movie that could have been great. The F word was overkill for a movie that lacked a plot.

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  • Oh No!
    Written December 12, 2012

    killing them softly

    by michaelf7627

    was very disappointed. left the movie feeling sick because it sucked so bad. was very confusing and slow, never really knew what the hell was going on. the best part is the slow motion shooting scene.

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    Written December 3, 2012

    Killing Them Softly disappointed me harshly

    by mattieloves movies

    I am typically a huge fan of 70's-era action films, and I love film noir. But, in this case, I was somehow unprepared for the ending and felt unsatisfied. In addition, I was repulsed by the spectacularly misogynist tone of two major characters. It was THAT offensively awful, and poisoned the film for me. I don't know if a second viewing would give me a more balanced impression. I don't plan on giving it another chance.

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    Written December 8, 2012

    Craptastic!! SAVE YOUR $$

    by mmjennings3

    Walked out after 40 min. The only upside to my movie experience was the LA Fitness next door...at least I got a good workout. Seriously...DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!

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    Written December 4, 2012

    Wait for REDBOX

    by FLASH1465

    Look I will start by saying I am a Brad Pitt fan and enjoy movies with substance just as much as I enjoy The Avengers....BUT WTF was this. The scenes with Mr. Pitt were decent and James Gandolfini was ok. The violence was very brutal (when they got to it) but the constant political crap playing throughout and the other performances KILLED ME and not softly either. If you must see this... wait for REDBOX which shouldn't be to far away.

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  • So-so
    Written December 1, 2012

    Killing Them Softly

    by CSHReviews

    Brad Pitt is the best part of the movie..also excellent acting from Richard Jenkins and James Gandolfini. Unfortunately, they are stuck in a slow and boring story with more talk than action and the political speeches playing in the background are just a reminder that we have a long way to go in our recovery!

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  • Oh No!
    Written December 5, 2012

    Horrible, Horrible, Horrible

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    I am a huge movie fan including movies not from main stream. This movie was horrible. It could in fact be the most horrible movie I have ever seen. People got up and left during the movie and never came back. Do Not waste your money. I wouldn't even suggest renting it from Red Box or borrowing it from a friend.

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    Written December 10, 2012

    One of my list of "Worse Top Ten" movies of all time

    by area51962

    This was the most disjoined, jerky, poorly written wait of time I've seen since I went to see the Master, another one on my "Worse List"...the Master, "Talking to Goats" and a few Chuck Noris movies.

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  • Must Go!
    Written December 4, 2012

    A great crime film

    by Dylan_in_the_OC

    Now I've heard people have been disapointed by this movie because people wanted more action and instead got a slow dialogue crime film with some action. I think people got the wrong idea about this movie because i think its great. Killing them softly I think is great because the dialogue is so well written and the acting is great and whenever there is action, it is of course good. Brad Pitt is great as Jackie Cogan, he delivers some of the best lines in the film and has some of the best scenes as well. Brad Pitt played a great hitman. Scoot McNairy who was in Argo, was great in this movie, he was one of the guys who robbed the card game. To anyone who reads this just remember, when you go see this movie and you should, know that there is a lot of dialogue, but if you pay attention the dialogue is great. And the actors portraying the dialogue makes it even better. You will get some action, just not as much as you think, but when it happens, its fantastic. Please, go see this movie.

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  • So-so
    Written December 7, 2012

    A bit slow, and not what I had expected

    by Arctander

    Some of the cinematography was quite spectacular, and the dialog was very interesting at parts, but I had a hard time caring about any of the characters of the film, and the background running dialog of the 2008 mortgage crisis & election seemed forced and did not fit as well into the story line as was implied that it would.

    A decent film, I almost gave it a "go" rating instead of so-so, but it really needed something more to draw a person in before I could recommend it.

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    Written December 13, 2012

    Killing Them "Harshly"

    by CycleDemon007

    I saw this film as the trailers were intriguing and I do admire Pitt, Gandolfini, and Liotta. My date felt the same way! Late afternoon show and the theater was 3/4's full. I'm an average guy looking for action, great plot, cinematography, and directing. I generally don't read critic's reviews as I find they tend to over intellectualize and over compare stories to other movies/films, to a fault. I listen to what viewers think as they are my peers and want to be entertained as I do. This movie dealt with characters who had no redeeming value. Junkies, hit men, criminals, crime bosses, murder, robberies and slow motion scenes geared to emphasize the killing did abound. These are traits I love in a fast paced cops/robbers type story but the over all pace of this movie was slow mo! I actually saw two couples leave the theater. This movie is not for everyone or for many! One redeeming value is the cinematography. Violence eventually arrives and it is "harsh". Very disappointing!

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  • I'll Pass
    Written December 3, 2012

    Killing Them Softly Review

    by cats4346

    This was the worst movie I've seen in a long time. I didn't get the plot of the movie. Maybe it's didn't me but I didn't understand it at all. I thought there would be more action and more of a story line. Sorry, but Brad Pitt has made one of his worst films. I almost fell asleep during it. I thought it was supposed to be more of a mob movie but was really disappointed and should have left after the 1st hour.

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    Written December 2, 2012

    Just Average

    by shinshin02

    I wouldn't say that this movie was horrible but then again I really don't have anything positive to say either. It really is just an average film. What you see in the trailers describes the movie in its entirety. There aren't any plot twists, everything is strictly straight forward. Guys perform a robbery and Brad Pitt enforces the retribution for the upper ehelon, that's it. I've enjoyed episodes of Law And Order more than this movie.

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