Wednesday, January 29, 2014

The Iceman 2012


The Iceman     Based on the true story of mob contract killer Richard Kuklinski.  Richie is married to Deborah and they have two daughters.  Richie loves them and wants the best for them but he kills people for a living and they don’t have a clue.  He had an unusual talent for covering his tracks and he was working for 30 years starting in the 1960’s.  He worked as the chief executioner for the Gambino crime family and he was called the Iceman.  He used freezers for the victims to cover up the time frame of the murder.  He also varied his methods to make it difficult for investigators to make a profile of his kills. 
     Michael Shannon is the perfect actor to play this role.  Later in Richie’s career, he goes into intense sessions of psychopathic rage endangering his beloved family.  The pressures of maintaining a role in the business and earning money really get to him.  There is a narrow focus and the theme is extremely dark in this film.  3* (This movie is OK)

105 min, Crime directed by Ariel Vromen with Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, Chris Evans, Stephen Dorf, Ray Liotta, David Schwimmer.

Note:  Blockbuster 3*, imdb 6.9 out of 10, 67% critic 63% audience on Rotten Tomatoes.

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