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It's an extraordinary (and almost plausible) story, and we can only wish that the filmmakers had told it better ... a great cast and plenty of tension, action and gunfire, but unless you know the basic story it is rather confusing, jumpy and jumbled

Fascinating but often frustrating, this Australian co-production rips along at a frenetic pace with edge-of-seat thrills as the action hots up, but loses its sizzle by a jumpy, clumsy screenplay and direction

Cloth-eared dialogue saps the tension, while the plot twists with the likelihood of a Brett Ratner rehearsal session. Leave your disbelief at the door.

The opening 20 minutes are enjoyable enough, but then pure lameness causes the whole thing to come to pieces.

Even by Mr. Ward's own high standards in the area of idiosyncrasy, this is a daringly peculiar tale.

A film of incantatory intensity and moment by a prodigiously gifted young filmmaker.

Sam Peckinpah knows how to make movies but perhaps he has forgotten why.

The Killer Elite is directed and acted with a certain nice style, but it puts us through so many convolutions of the plot that finally we just don't care.

A stylish and intriguing debut from Rachel Ward. However, despite its good looks, this film ulimately has little to say for itself.

A powerful tale of forbidden love, isolation and making peace with the past. Beautiful Kate is truly hypnotic.

The whole thing descends into oo-er bedroom farce when life begins to mimic the antics of Mozart's opera.

Complex and problematic in a rather wonderful way, Killing Them Softly has flaws more interesting than some film's perfections.

A masterclass in precise, auteurist cinema ... Short, sharp, talky, lean, and almost completely inhabited by men, Killing The Softly is cerebral, nasty, and hugely entertaining.