Film Preview: The Iceman

An adaptation of the real life story of Richard Kuklinski who was nicknamed 'The Iceman' who was a ruthless contract killer for the mafia but still lived a normal family life as a devoted husband and father. The Iceman is believed to have killed more than 100 people in over 4 decades of work. Michael Shannon plays the lead role looking quite different but suitably attired to be a part of the mafia.


Michael Shannon as the 'Iceman' Richard Kuklinski

The film features an impressive cast that includes Ray Liotta (maxing out on mob films at the moment), James Franco, David Schwimmer and Winona Ryder as the wife of Kuklinski. The story does have a sense of deja vu about it as a mafia man with a boring forgettable existence in the suburbs much like Donnie Brasco and leans heavily on the work of Goodfellas. The question is whether this film will give us an insight into the mind of a prolific contract killer or be just another mob film for the sake of it?

The Iceman is released in the UK on 14th March 2013 and the trailer is embedded below: