I love real life character dramas as much as the next guy but they don’t always work. Thankfully, this isn’t the case with “The Iceman”, starring Michael Shannon as real life mob assassin Richard Kuklinski.
The movie is a chilling portrait about a guy who admittedly didn’t give a one damn about the men he killed. The only thing he cared about was his family. By day, this dude was a loving family man but when they weren’t around he was about as cold-blooded as they come.
Who is Jay Gatsby? Everyone is just dying to find out. The mysterious billionaire throws wild and lavish parties, which are attended by nearly every walk of life. But, despite housing hundreds of guests every weekend, no one knows who he is. Some say he is a war hero, others say he’s a spy. Some even say he’s killed a man. The only thing anyone knows for sure is that he throws one heck of a party.
“Iron Man 3” is closer to being a sequel to last summers blockbuster smash, “Marvel’s the Avengers”, than it’s own predecessor, the bloated and disappointing, “Iron Man 2”. There are no cameos, no S.H.I.E.L.D., but Tony Stark’s near death experience saving the world resonates throughout this thrilling sequel.
I love real life character dramas as much as the next guy but they don’t always work. Thankfully, this isn’t the case with “The Iceman”, starring Michael Shannon as real life mob assassin Richard Kuklinski.
