Review of Killing Them Softly (2012) by Simon P — 03 Jul 2013

A grim and amusing film about Mob business.

This review of Killing Them Softly (2012) was written by Simon P on 03 Jul 2013.

Killing Them Softly has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Vlad M (135) on 02 Jul 2018

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By Jose C (734) on 20 Jul 2016

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By Kevin C (1,734) on 15 Jan 2017

Movie was not the best brad pitt movie I have seen in my lifes time. it was disappointing…

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By Thomas B (1,990) on 25 Feb 2018

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By Bruno V (991) on 27 Aug 2016

Thought this was a better movie when I bought it ...but my memory was a bit wrong , it's certainly not a bad movie ...just kinda slow…

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By Larry Y (343) on 08 Nov 2016

Great cast, but an unoriginal story about three dumb guys who think they're smart to rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal…

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