Directed by : Ariel Vromen
Imdb link -> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1491044/
The film is based on true story of a contract killer Richard Kuklinski (played by Michael Shannon) who easily hides his identity from his family. They come to know about him only when Richard is caught and tried out in court, but almost 10-15 years later.
The director shows Richard as very cold person who isnt afraid of death as seen in the scene when Roy (Ray Liotta) points gun at his head and he shows no sign of fear. Only times when you see fear in his eyes is when a eye witness is girl while he performed a hit, and he had his rule of not killing girls or kids. Or when Roy came at his home warning of informing his family about who he is.
The brutal murders aren't shown in detail, except for the latter partnership Richard goes in with, where he is shown in some body exposing sequences but thankfully they aren't shown from close.
Michael Shannon (for me) looked fit to play this role, that beard and moustache look made him look even more dangerous, and the walk he has as if he lives a good normal person life. He easily played role of a guy who was different to the world, and so opposite to his family, almost like a multi personality disorder.
Winona Ryder does great work as wife of Richard in the movie, I like two scenes particularly, one is the opening date with Richard, and the other where she questions herself if she is a spoilt brat and then tells Richard, she likes the way he takes care of her.
Richard works in Porn lab, and gets interested in the offer of Roy to work for him. He doesn't think of denying his offer for a second because he sees the profit, the money he would earn and provide to his wife and future kids. His wife and the kids were the only people whom he cared for, as he says later in the movie.
He never feels regretful for the people he kills, he considers it a job and does it perfectly. Though, I somehow felt the montage of his killings came too soon, maybe 1 extra full murder like the beggar one would had been better, just to highlight how brutal killer he is.
Special mention to the scenes where Richard loses his temper, once while driving, and other time at his wife in his own home.
The later part of movie goes on the lines of Goodfellas, Roy parting ways and Richard in need to earn money finds new partner betraying Roy. The way he gets caught is very well shot (don't know if thats how it happened in real), it came very much as a surprise to me as it does to him in that scene. Probably it was a intention to catch the audience unaware without putting extra scene of 'yes, his end is coming now'.
I like the fact that no dialogue conversation is shown of his and family after or during the time he gets caught. There's one shot of his car passing by her car when police takes him in, and the shocked look on his wife at court trials learning what his husband in real was.
Great direction and Michael Shannon performance makes it a pretty good movie, though latter part of the movie slips down a bit and could had been dealt better. Still, worth a watch for sure.
Imdb link -> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1491044/
The film is based on true story of a contract killer Richard Kuklinski (played by Michael Shannon) who easily hides his identity from his family. They come to know about him only when Richard is caught and tried out in court, but almost 10-15 years later.
The director shows Richard as very cold person who isnt afraid of death as seen in the scene when Roy (Ray Liotta) points gun at his head and he shows no sign of fear. Only times when you see fear in his eyes is when a eye witness is girl while he performed a hit, and he had his rule of not killing girls or kids. Or when Roy came at his home warning of informing his family about who he is.
The brutal murders aren't shown in detail, except for the latter partnership Richard goes in with, where he is shown in some body exposing sequences but thankfully they aren't shown from close.
Michael Shannon (for me) looked fit to play this role, that beard and moustache look made him look even more dangerous, and the walk he has as if he lives a good normal person life. He easily played role of a guy who was different to the world, and so opposite to his family, almost like a multi personality disorder.
Winona Ryder does great work as wife of Richard in the movie, I like two scenes particularly, one is the opening date with Richard, and the other where she questions herself if she is a spoilt brat and then tells Richard, she likes the way he takes care of her.
Richard works in Porn lab, and gets interested in the offer of Roy to work for him. He doesn't think of denying his offer for a second because he sees the profit, the money he would earn and provide to his wife and future kids. His wife and the kids were the only people whom he cared for, as he says later in the movie.
He never feels regretful for the people he kills, he considers it a job and does it perfectly. Though, I somehow felt the montage of his killings came too soon, maybe 1 extra full murder like the beggar one would had been better, just to highlight how brutal killer he is.
Special mention to the scenes where Richard loses his temper, once while driving, and other time at his wife in his own home.
The later part of movie goes on the lines of Goodfellas, Roy parting ways and Richard in need to earn money finds new partner betraying Roy. The way he gets caught is very well shot (don't know if thats how it happened in real), it came very much as a surprise to me as it does to him in that scene. Probably it was a intention to catch the audience unaware without putting extra scene of 'yes, his end is coming now'.
I like the fact that no dialogue conversation is shown of his and family after or during the time he gets caught. There's one shot of his car passing by her car when police takes him in, and the shocked look on his wife at court trials learning what his husband in real was.
Great direction and Michael Shannon performance makes it a pretty good movie, though latter part of the movie slips down a bit and could had been dealt better. Still, worth a watch for sure.
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