The Outfit (2022)

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How many buttons would you sew onto the sleeve of this film?

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The Outfit (2022)

Post by Edgy MD » Sun Sep 25, 2022 4:33 pm

Meek, elderly, mannerly British haberdasher has set up a nice little shop in 1950s Chicago. Unfortunately, the neighborhood is ruled by a small-time organized crime outfit that hopes to graduate to the big leagues.

Beyond ignoring what goes on as he makes all the scumbag gunsels look classy, he's expected to allow his shop to be used as dropbox for communications and payments. He tries to remain uninvolved and keep his nose straight, until one December night when the boss' son stumbles through the front door with a bullet in his gut.

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Re: The Outfit (2022)

Post by whippoorwill » Sun Sep 25, 2022 7:15 pm

Hmmm sounds kinda good
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Re: The Outfit (2022)

Post by Edgy MD » Sun Sep 25, 2022 10:49 pm

It was, in a David Mamet-y kind of way. Stagey, in that every scene is in the confines of his two-room haberdashery. Most of the characters are male and bound to fates they can't escape despite a generally constant willingness to betray each other. Very Mamet-y. They grab at their own strings and don't know if they're playing someone or being played.

Plots turn! Wounds burn! Hearts yearn! The gun that's in the first act is waiting to to go off in the third!

Streaming now on Slamazon.
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Re: The Outfit (2022)

Post by whippoorwill » Mon Sep 26, 2022 6:53 am

Wow yiu should write critiques for a living :)
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Re: The Outfit (2022)

Post by Edgy MD » Mon Sep 26, 2022 10:12 am

It would be nice.
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