Sentences with phrase «as mob hitman»
«The Irishman» is based on the 2003 book «I Heard You Paint Houses» by Charles Brandt, which recounts the years Frank «The Irishman» Sheeran spent as a mob hitman.
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While young, Provenzano received the nickname «The Tractor» for determination displayed in a mob career that began as a hitman.
The Irishman, the upcoming crime drama from director Martin Scorsese, follows a mob hitman as he recalls his possible involvement in the slaying of Jimmy Hoffa (Pacino).
«Looper» Synopsis: In a future where time travel exists, but is outlawed, hitmen are enlisted to eliminate mob targets sent back from even further in the future, so as to leave no bodies then.
Where the films strengths lie, are in the performances; Mafia boss Roy Demeo, is captured ferociously by Ray Liotta, who seems to be the go - to - guy for mob figures these days, and the likes of Chris Evans impresses in an almost unrecognisable role as Robert «Mr. Freezy» Pronge — another hitman that Kuklinski gets involved with.
Director Ariel Vromen follows Kuklinski through his early life dubbing porno movies for the mob, his beginnings as a contract killer, his dealings with mob boss / mentor Roy DeMeo (a vital Ray Liotta), and his attempt to balance his shady dealings as a hitman with his tumultuous relationship with his wife (an effective, if underused, Winona Ryder).