![]() ![]() The Iceman presents but does not explain Kuklinski, leaving Shannon to dominate the character by his quiet, creepy presence. Vromen and cowriter Morgan Land are content to bring familiar shades to the tale of a strange man in a dirty business. The Iceman, from the Israeli-born director Ariel Vromen, is a B movie and proud of it. Based on Kuklinski’s more-or-less true story - after his 1986 arrest he claimed to have committed more than 100 murders, maybe as many as 250 - this Mafia tale doesn’t aspire to the heights of a Godfather, the epic sprawl of The Sopranos. (Follow TIME’s complete coverage of the 2012 Venice Film Festival) Question is, given the volatility of his employer, can he afford them? ![]() Even in the ninth circle of the New Jersey underworld, a man can have ethics. “I don’t kill women and children,” he explains later. Blam!Ĭowering in the closet is the 17-year-old girl Marty was photographing. ![]() When he sees Marty clasping his hands, Kuklinski instructs him to pray to God to save him. His visitor, Richard Kuklinski (Michael Shannon), has come to kill him. Follow knock on the door interrupts Marty (James Franco), a minor entrepreneur of teen porn. ![]()
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