Movie Review: Killing Them Softly
(12/11/12 1:10am)
The tag line on the poster for writer-director Andrew Dominik’s crime thriller “Killing Them Softly” reads as follows: “In America, you’re on your own.”
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The tag line on the poster for writer-director Andrew Dominik’s crime thriller “Killing Them Softly” reads as follows: “In America, you’re on your own.”
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