The Iceman (2013)

The Iceman (R) - Review

"New meaning to Two Scoops"

Film tries to recount the true story of Richard Kuklinski, a devoted father and family man who also was a prolific mob hitman who claimed to have taken care of over a hundred targets.  Starring Michael Shannon (Take Shelter) as the Iceman, the mundane details of the cold blooded murderer life comes out as his boss (the overused Ray Liotta) take him in, give him grisly business and then take it away.  This leads to him befriending a co-hitman in an Ice Cream truck played by Chris Evans who he teams up with and splits contracts (a man's gotta work).

The film doesn't have much going for it aside from acting, and reads on screen like the jail cell exaggerations it may very well have been.  Shannon carries the piece as the decades pass and his bloodlust and rage grow, ultimately costing him his family and freedom.  In the end the coldness of the portrayal effects the audience, a resounding "meh, it's alright" escaping with their last breath.

5.5 Crushed or Cubed Ice out of 10 (MEDIOCRE)