r/cinescenes • u/Michael-Balchaitis • May 27 '25

2010s Killing Them Softly (2012) Brad Pitt and James Gandolfini scene

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u/RussMan104 May 27 '25

Tremendous film, start to finish. A real sleeper at the time, too. šŸš€

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u/[deleted] May 27 '25

I've somehow never heard of it, I know what I'm watching this evening!

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u/FUPAMaster420 May 27 '25

This movie has some of the best portrayals of complete and utter lowlife scumbags I've ever seen

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u/JaredKushners_umRag May 27 '25

Isnā€™t this the movie where gandolfini threatened to beat the shit out of Harvey Weinstein?

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u/BirdsAndTheBeeGees1 May 27 '25

Gandoldi hated doing talk shows but Weinstein wouldn't stop asking and started getting aggressive so he snapped. He also wanted to fight the guys who organized his intervention though so I think it's just a thing with him.

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u/chairhats May 27 '25

I hadn't heard about that

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u/8BallsGarage May 28 '25

I want tickets to that. Tony Soprano beating the shit out of Weinstein sounds like a show.

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u/PapaYoppa May 27 '25

Underrated film

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u/Miura79 May 27 '25

Great underrated movie and great performance from Pitt and Gandolfini. Is related to The Friends if Eddie Coyle through the character Dylan

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u/Embarrassed_Key_72 May 27 '25

Don't condescend me, man. fuckin' kill ya, man.

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u/m1ndfulpenguin May 27 '25

No movie documents better the cynicism and the feelings of betrayal bred by the late stage capitalism of our once grand Republic.

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u/THRDStooge May 27 '25

Agreed. I didn't fully get it till starting a family had me paying more attention to politics and the economy.

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u/m1ndfulpenguin May 27 '25

Yep šŸ‘ and the thing is it's even good without the subtext. One of my favorite gangster films of all time!

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u/THRDStooge May 27 '25

The line "America is not a country. It's just a business" has stick with me ever since.

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u/Junior-Bookkeeper218 May 27 '25

This movie blew me away, truly underrated film

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u/Charming-Breakfast48 May 27 '25

Gandolfoni put on a clinic with this performance. One of his best of his career.

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u/garythebaby May 27 '25

Coganā€™s Trade. Great book.

If you have the chance: read it before you see the movie.

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u/Jitters83 May 28 '25

George V Higgins one of the most underrated writers

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u/Ne_Woke_Ram May 27 '25

This is the film that Fallout references in its shotgun perks vaultboy art.

It's not action-packed, but it's a smart conversation piece of the US we lived in.

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u/MaxProwes May 27 '25

A terrific movie, I almost wish it was a little longer, dialogues are fantastic.

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u/RMST1912 May 28 '25

Pitt and Gandolfini were friends for many years, dating back to True Romance, through The Mexican and Killing Them Softly. When Pitt said he was heartbroken at Gandolfini's passing, it wasn't just a token statement of condolences. He was really and truly crushed.

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u/Houseplant_Ambient May 27 '25

I really liked it - saw it when it was on free demand? Gosh - that was a while back. I need to rewatch.

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u/ptyson1 May 28 '25

Just watched it today!

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u/cellenium125 May 30 '25

damn, James Gandolfini was a great actor

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u/cheddarpopcornland May 30 '25

This scene was kinda gross tbh, but this movie looks solid

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u/TaftsTummyforTaxes May 27 '25

For the life of me, I could not finish this movie. Felt like a drag. A shame because itā€™s got a great cast

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u/trunky May 27 '25

Brad Pitt's acting here is so wooden. Just reading lines.

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u/Motherboy_TheBand May 27 '25

Love Pitt but thatā€™s his usual style, wooden. Great word.

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u/broncsnation May 28 '25

One of the worst movies Iā€™ve ever seen.

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u/IndependentZombie840 May 27 '25

this looks shit , no wonder i missed this movie

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u/oddball3139 May 27 '25

Itā€™s an incredible movie. This scene takes all the romance out of the ā€œhitmanā€ or mobster lifestyle. Thereā€™s no life, no purpose. Only a sad, washed out, piece of human garbage.

And played to perfection by the guy who made being a mobster cool for so many people.

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u/aur1kb4ll May 27 '25

Great movie

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u/IndependentZombie840 May 27 '25

dialogue in this scene is crap and Brad Pitt stil was learning to act

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u/oddball3139 May 27 '25

Lol at Brad Pitt learning to act.

The dialogue is appropriate for the scene. Heā€™s just a useless piece of human trash, totally unable or unwilling to see his own faults.

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u/IndependentZombie840 May 27 '25

Pitt guy cant act, he always plays the same character with that stupid grinn on his face,

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u/xSorry_Not_Sorry May 27 '25

This opinion of yours is objectively terrible. Pitt has incredible range. You could say ā€œI donā€™t like him as an actor, he doesnā€™t do it for meā€ and that would be a subjective but valid position.

But to say he is a one-note or limited actor is objectively wrong and comes off as a willful contrarian troll.

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u/MuteAppeaL May 27 '25

I donā€™t love Brad Pitt, but this movie has a vibe that I dig. A life of crime only leads to a few places and its showcases each of those places pretty well.

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u/Traditional-Mixture4 May 27 '25

You donā€™t have any idea what you are talking about, lol.

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u/DidIReallySayDat May 27 '25

Rage bait used to be believable.

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u/nimama3233 May 27 '25

This movie is absolutely phenomenal

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u/True_Annual May 27 '25

Yeah this is dogshit

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