Writer/director Arial Vromen has adapted Anthony Bruno's novel for the screen, and wisely cast Michael Shannon in the lead. He is known as the mob's most prolific hit-man/contract killer. Richard Kuklinski's story is fascinating and frightening. They can be an effective way to highlight a particularly interesting story or person with details we might not otherwise access. Dramatizations are at their best when actual footage of the subject or event doesn't exist. Did I feel sorry for Kuklinsky at the end? Yes.well actually it was pity that I felt. And while some of that may have happened, it was a good movie about a bad man. That is a good thing to hear because this kind of story like lends itself to Hollywood sensationalism. While leaving the movie I ran into a gentleman who had watched the actual documentary of Kuklinsky's life and he said the movie was a good portrayal of the facts. She was believable and really had the suffering wife thing down. I'm not a fan of Winona Ryder but I liked her portrayal of the Mrs. And those subtle expressions of his! They're great. From cold-hearted killer to nice person to ragging man to loving husband and father. I don't know of many actors who could go from one to the other so effortlessly. The multiplicity of his lifestyle had to be a killer (no pun intended) to live out. Anyway, I had never heard of this Kuklinsky person and it was interesting to see his story. This guy can act and you lose the person and totally see the characters he portrays. Michael Shannon should get at least an Academy Award for his performance in this movie.
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