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"Killing Them Softly" movie quotes take viewers on a high-powered ride to follow what happens after a mob-sponsored poker game is robbed. The crime film, written and directed by Andrew Dominik, was adapted from the novel Cogan's Trade and first premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival where it was nominated for the Palme d'Or.
In "Killing Them Softly," Brad Pitt portrays Jackie Cogan, a professional enforcer who is tasked with investigating a heist that occurred during a mob-sponsored poker game operated by Markie Trattman (Ray Liotta). As a result of the robbery, the local crime economy falls into turmoil which only ups the stakes for Jackie to make things right again.
Jackie locates those responsible for the heist, two green locals who think they're hot shots (Scoot McNairy and Ben Mendelsohn) then begins the process of tracking them down and taking care of them. This however is something Jackie would rather outsource to Mickey (James Gandolfini) in order to keep his distance from their deaths, to kill them softly. Getting the approval from Driver (Richard Jenkins) to hire Mickey however is easier said than done.
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Frankie: "All right, you ready to do this? That's what you got, dishwashing gloves? We're going to look like a bunch of amateurs. The f*** is this?"
Russell: "A sawn-off shotgun, it's what you asked me to get you."
Frankie: "Think it's going to kill anybody in the room?"
Showing how much of true rookies they really are, Frankie and Russell show up at the scene of the mob game for the heist with gloves, the dishwashing kind, and Russell's version of a weapon, both highly comical. Amazingly, despite their poor preparation, they actually pull off the robbery.
Jackie: "You ever kill anyone?"
Driver: "No"
Jackie: "It can get touchy-feely."
Driver: "Touchy-feely?"
Jackie: "Emotional, not fun, a lot of fuss. They cry. They plead. They beg. They piss themselves. They call for their mothers. It gets embarrassing. I like to kill them softly, from a distance. Not close enough for feelings. Don't like feelings. Don't want to think about them."
For Jackie, killing is something he would rather do hands off so as to not deal with all of that touchy-feely stuff. It's hard to blame Jackie for feeling this way. Who really would enjoy watching someone plead for their life moments before their death?
Frankie: "Just keep quiet, give it all up and nobody gets hurt. It's only money."
Frankie thinks he is a big shot while robbing Mark Trattman's game and gets all tough guy on them during the heist. Little does he know how small he will soon feel as a result of his actions.
Driver: "Mark Trattman's game was hit a couple of nights ago."
Jackie: "So where do we go from here?"
Driver: "You start with Trattman. They are not going to OK anything major here."
Jackie: "What's that mean?"
Driver: "They just want you to talk to them."
Jackie: "Talk to them?"
Driver: "Shove them around a little. Don't hurt them too bad because they don't want 'em hurt."
Dealing with a robbery of a protected mob game is tricky. Of course Jackie and crew have to confront the operator of the game but only rough him up a little.
Frankie: "I come in here everyday."
Jackie: "I know."
Frankie: "I don't know you."
Jackie: "Very few guys know me."
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Jackie: "You're in a position very few guys ever get in. You have choices."
Frankie: "Look, I don't know if I can do this."
Jackie: "You made a mistake and you gotta make things right."
When Frankie is confronted by Jackie, he is instantly terrified, knowing that it's time to pay for the robbery. Jackie however tries to level with the kid, offering him options on how to right his wrong.
Jackie: "We got the two kids. One of them starts bragging about how he knocked over this game for 100K. What is it about these guys? They can't keep their mouth shut for nothing."
Driver: "So who's going to do it, you?"
Jackie: "I need Mickey."
Driver: "New York Mickey? I don't know if they'll spring for two guys."
Jackie: "It's a two-man job!"
Step one of fixing this incident is done, locating those responsible. Now comes the tough part, taking care of those thieves. For that second part, Jackie stresses his need for New York Mickey.
