In an entertainment industry that rewards big, showy performances, it’s nice to remember that actors like Mark Rylance still exist. The unassuming, soft-spoken performer is often most compelling when he weaponizes that apparent gentility, making it a tool his characters use to mask their motives and capabilities. And it’s that kind of subterfuge that debut director Graham Moore leverages to chilling effect in his claustrophobic Chicago thriller “The Outfit.” Here's film critic Clint Worthington's review.
In an entertainment industry that rewards big, showy performances, it’s nice to remember that actors like Mark Rylance still exist. The unassuming, soft-spoken performer is often most compelling when he weaponizes that apparent gentility, making it a tool his characters use to mask their motives and capabilities. And it’s that kind of subterfuge that debut director Graham Moore leverages to chilling effect in his claustrophobic Chicago thriller “The Outfit.” Here's film critic Clint Worthington's review.
In an entertainment industry that rewards big, showy performances, it’s nice to remember that actors like Mark Rylance still exist. The unassuming, soft-spoken performer is often most compelling when he weaponizes that apparent gentility, making it a tool his characters use to mask their motives and capabilities. And it’s that kind of subterfuge that debut director Graham Moore leverages to chilling effect in his claustrophobic Chicago thriller “The Outfit.” Here's film critic Clint Worthington's review.
Though the new thriller The Outfit is set in a tailor's shop in 1950s Chicago, it's not about the outfits he makes but about an underworld consortium his gangster customers hope to join.
Though the new thriller The Outfit is set in a tailor's shop in 1950s Chicago, it's not about the outfits he makes but about an underworld consortium his gangster customers hope to join.