Directed by Andrew Dominik (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford), Killing Them Softly finds Brad Pitt (Dominik’s Assassination star) playing an enforcer tasked with tracking down crooks. James Gandolfini, Ray Liotta, Richard Jenkins, Scoot McNairy, and Ben Mendelsohn co-star in this crime drama based on the bestselling book Cogan’s Trade by George V. Higgins.
The Weinstein Company’s Killing Them Softly opens in theaters on October 19, 2012.
The Plot:
Three dumb guys who think they’re smart rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse. Brad Pitt plays the enforcer hired to track them down and restore order.
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