kill kill alternatively known american biographical crime film directed starring written based life irish american gangster adapted book kill war crippled mafia entering production kill troubled development stage lasted decade production commenced filming taking place detroit film chronicles rise fall worked cleveland docks chosen serve interim president convicted union funds conviction rose criminal underworld cleveland waged war mafia control city failed attempts assassinated october contract killer death ultimately led demise released united_states march kill premiered landmark sunshine cinema new_york_city cast including attendance niece present film met mixed positive reviews release criticized purported similarities kill grossed domestic box office production budget million plot childhood friends cleveland docks members exploited corrupt union boss leadership union urges run pay gambling debt cleveland mafia return debt supplies crew goods stolen docks finds demands cut profits sends kill instead beats beats throws union leader office later elected union president improves working conditions docks continuing dealings corruption exposed newspaper grew arrests bankrupt facing prison plea lesser charges return fbi informant banned life organized labor released moves unhappy wife daughters gets work hungarian jewish loan shark later helps pitch deal force city garbage join union controls angel joining friend refuses orders kill children tells privately wanted play big leagues things don wanna prepare kill car bomb learns fbi returned gambling informant night assigns set bomb car presses enraged later shoots park returns fire kills arrested murder released driver tells acted self defense having long suffering wife leaves takes children sees elderly irish neighbor evicted pays rent gives father gold celtic cross wear protection begins use money connections help irish americans need earns nickname robin hood wants open restaurant asks help arranges loan buys cocaine money gets arrested argue pay money refuses pay hires kill narrowly escapes later kills car bomb mafia boss dies considered succession chosen closer ties families decides charge street tax business cleveland refuses pay italian heritage vows business outraged house blown survives attempts away crew join forces cleveland start organizing murders associates blown thirty car bombings occur summer drawing national attention failing multiple times kill forced ask boss help kill having learned fbi claims wants leave cleveland buy ranch texas needs raise million wishing size enemies travel new_york invite invest ranch leave orders associates hire professional kill killed car explosion dies bombing cleveland docks shot near house detective lets know master killer offers protection told enemies taken care appointment october notices driving slowly accepts die giving gold cross boy bomb car killing instantly epilogue reveals investigation murder led collapse mafia cleveland united_states cast principal irish american gangster italian american labor ally cleveland cop investigates character partly based cleveland police chief jewish american loan shark supporting development kill development producer heard ohio policeman publish book called kill flew ohio met told grandfather high ranking mafia figure cleveland prohibition era meeting went march signed deal film rights book getting kill produced difficult frequently left deals discovered script commissioned attached cover screenwriter producer listed according common occurrence hollywood claims spent million ensure film pre production inspiration fan mafia movies including godfather film maker irish italian ancestry wanted film relate heard ohio believed new_york chicago boston mafia crime according wasn documentation life hearing publish book mafia cleveland determined movie background research prior making kill research life organized crime cleveland spoke nun helped raise childhood told abandoned childhood raised grandfather grandfather worked nights left walk streets school dirty regular basis wash stated sleep time phenomenal athlete spoke number law enforcement agencies including fbi fbi wanted sure wasn mafia stated intentions crime message end movie crime doesn pay similar subject said film doesn suggest hero note film provides balanced perspective researching role looked footage read book kill according bit research material available hand opposite experience information scarce allowed character screenplay screenplay adapted book minimum involvement writing regularly contacted agreed use real names alive respect sensitivity casting troubled development kill decided documentary life known rise fall research movie specialized crime scene life felt documentary grave saying tried hours documentary shot told film green lit joined forces production company engaged reliable director signed actors project followed signing actors irish actor respectively filming book got telephone arranged meet los_angeles according drawn script immediately deal production filming film entered principal photography shot seven weeks detroit partly city gave tax credits cleveland match according report kill received roughly million subsidies michigan film pays percent filmmakers expenses costs incurred filming state ohio offers percent subsidies meaning producers spent filming cleveland received million subsidies hand said wanted film cleveland city changed detroit opinion knees incidents occurred filming seven bullet holes shot trucks production second cast crew driving set pedestrian shot neck outside supermarket ambulance took minutes arrive waited minutes police arrive refused victim hospital police escort according possibility rival shoot trying victim post production effects limited budget effects seen film couldn replicated said point mistakes couldn filming example producers couldn afford shoot film final scene killed car explosion twice filming production crew actors check set time lacking saying extremely focused editing second thoughts scene included film particular scene included murder police officers felt uncomfortable approaching said going kill cop going change tone story scene included final cut release critical reception kill received mixed positive reviews film critics giving film positive review san_francisco_chronicle said makes film special memorable character usual neighborhood movies kind gets deep gradually loses soul huffington_post gave film mixed review criticized jumping different events fashion summed review calling movie lot meat bone tough fancy rotten_tomatoes reported critics gave movie positive review average rating metacritic film score indicating mixed average reviews despite mixed positive reception number critics called movie said film plays like explosion aftermath mob movies add usual similar views saying biggest problem film isn plenty good films ripped regards controversy surrounding kill purported similarities critic said certain movies serve standard bearer genre high water mark filmmakers try hit come short think type film gangster genre years film released filmmakers tried hard copy success gotten close capturing magic best films years bunch pale list add kill wants desperately comes short directing criticized said directing doesn filling template noted telling true life tale mob decline cleveland said character felt like fell truck held similar views saying filming violence atmosphere past prime entertainment_weekly concurred calling film structure pretty square despite criticizing film structure called cast singled praise held similar views saying film greatest strength cast contrary held opposite opinion saying low cast turned potentially strong film routine crime thriller box office performance opening day kill earned theaters average gross theater second day box office receipts increased percent earning theaters average gross theater day film box office performance dropped percent earning theaters average gross theater gradual decline box office receipts continued eighth day film gross sharply increased percent earning theaters average gross theater film continued periodic fluctuations box office end box office run kill grossed total domestic box office production budget million home media limited theatrical release kill released dvd june october movie grossed domestic dvd sales soundtrack soundtrack film includes songs historical accuracy kill contains historical noted critics said film main problem willing sacrifice historical accuracy easy digest narrative murdered march film occurs march movie nearby parish known movie spelled death movie kills bomb car reality killed car bomb evidence link murder commonly speculated killed murder remains officially death movie discovers friend informant decides kill car bombing place bomb car bomb early killing process reality questioned police proved killed
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