The Outfit: Movie Review (No Spoilers)
By Michael Momper I don’t know if The Outfit is flashy, snazzy or star-studded enough to be a huge Oscar contender come awards season, but suffice it to say that the understated and old-school nature of the film are a strength in every way imaginable. In Graham Moore’s directorial debut, we return to the gangster film in a subtler, less bombastic manner than most films would dare to do nowadays, at the risk of boring the audience. Moore’s delightfully mysterious story, however, is incredibly involving and claustrophobic. Like Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs, or Lumet’s 12 Angry Men, this movie could easily be a delightful production on Broadway, as it is very character and dialogue driven with basically one location as the centerpiece for the entire story. The tense direction from Moore brings us intimacy with the characters, and fools us with red herrings. The movie oozes class and panache without being pretentious. It...