Similarly, the rest of the supporting cast gives passable performances that might work in a different film, but when put up directly against ShannonвЂ™s Iceman pale in comparison. When she gets mad and starts yelling at her husband, youвЂ™ll totally believe his reaction but her end of the argument just isnвЂ™t quite there. ItвЂ™s nice to see her in a substantial role again, but this is not her best performance. KuklinskiвЂ™s wife Deborah is played amiably by Winona Ryder.

ItвЂ™s definitely an interesting cast, and they all seem to be trying, but no one here is acting on the same level as Shannon. The Iceman himself is a truly captivating character, but, unfortunately, as memorable as ShannonвЂ™s performance is the same canвЂ™t be said about the other actors. Balancing this double life proves ample fodder for a fascinating film. To them he was a devoted husband and father, perhaps a bit distant at times, but unequivocally a good man. He had a wife and children who knew absolutely nothing about his mob work. Kuklinski may have been a hardened killer, but he was also a family man. His tightly-controlled performance works so well because we see the character under incredible stress. His performance is an exercise in precision, showing us a coldly exacting killer boiling just under the surface. Michael Shannon plays the terrifying title character with amazing control. He had a grisly penchant for chopping up his victims and freezing them before disposal hence the underworld moniker вЂњ The Iceman.вЂќ He was characterized as brutal and unflinching and an outwardly emotionless man. He died in 2006 while serving out five consecutive life sentences in prison. He claimed to have murdered at least 100 people and possibly more. Richard Kuklinski worked as a contract killer for the mob for four decades.

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