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Leonard is an English tailor who used to craft suits on London’s world-famous Savile Row. After a personal tragedy, he’s ended up in Chicago, operating a small tailor shop in a rough part of town where he makes beautiful clothes for the only people around who can afford them: a family of vicious gangsters.
Leonard Burling, a master tailor from London, sets up shop in Chicago in the 1950s. He caters to a dangerous clientele, creating custom suits for mobsters. When a turf war erupts and a mob boss's son is brought into his shop bleeding, Leonard finds himself entangled in a deadly game of cat and mouse. He must use his wits and his tailoring skills to survive the night and outsmart the criminals.
The Outfit received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its stylish direction, tight screenplay, and Mark Rylance's performance. While some found the plot a bit predictable, it was largely lauded as a slick and suspenseful crime thriller with a unique premise.
Praised for its sharp dialogue and intricate plot.
Mark Rylance's central performance was a significant highlight.
Appreciated for its stylish, retro aesthetic and suspenseful atmosphere.
Google audience: Audiences largely enjoyed "The Outfit" for its suspenseful plot and strong lead performance. Many found it to be a well-crafted crime drama with a compelling narrative and a satisfyingly tense atmosphere.
The film's director, Graham Moore, won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for "The Imitation Game" and this was his directorial debut.
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The Outfit is an isolated who-done it set in the late 1950's as a group of mobsters desperately try to find the rat in their crime organization. The setting was superb and nostalgic, and the set is fixed to one room for the entire film, whi...
**Overall : a talented cast and smart story craft a clever mystery that is worth a watch.** An unsuspecting tailor attempts to survive a night filled with betrayal and danger as his shop is used as a temporary safe house by mobsters. The...
**Overall : a talented cast and smart story craft a clever mystery that is worth a watch.** An unsuspecting tailor attempts to survive a night filled with betrayal and danger as his shop is used as a temporary safe house by mobsters. The...
I will give any production with Mark Ryland in it a try, ever since I first noticed him in Wolf Hall. I enjoyed this film, with its taut script, realistic dialogue and several plot twists, which I won’t even mention for fear of giving thing...
Whatta film! <em>'The Outfit'</em> is excellent. Second time in roughly three weeks that I've had the pleasure of seeing a Mark Rylance flick on the big screen and again he delivers - such a reliable actor. The other release was <em>'The...