Killing Them Softly

Hosted by Joe Morgenstern Nov. 30, 2012 Entertainment

As a gangster thriller, "Killing Then Softly" is long on violence and short on thrills, but it does present a mystery...

Joe Morgenstern says the credits for Killing Them Softly got it wrong and the movie's star is cinematographer Greig Fraser, even though Brad Pitt is very good in a pivotal role.

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