Tailor Made Noir! On-Air Film Review of ‘The Outfit’

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CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on March 17th, reviewing “The Outfit,” a new crime thriller noir set in Chicago, in theaters on March 18th.

Mark Rylance is Leonard, a fabric cutter in 1956 Chicago. His front desk gal is Mable (Zoey Deutch) and his shop began with help from the neighborhood godfather Roy Boyle (Simon Russell Beale). He and his son Richie (Dylan O’Brien) is involved in a turf war with the LaFontaines, and they all want to get a hold of a hot tape recording that the FBI has that could send people to jail. Richie’s lieutenant is Francis (Johnny Flynn), a hot-headed henchman who has ambitions of his own. They all are about to clash regarding who knows what about that tape.

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Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com reviewed “The Outfit” during the Morning Mess with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM, Monroe, Wisconsin, March 17th, 2022 …

“The Outfit” is in theaters on March 18th. Featuring Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch, Dylan O’Brien, Johnny Flynn, and Simon Russell Beale. Written by Graham Moore and Johnathan McClain. Directed by Graham Moore. Rated “R”

HollywoodChicago.com senior staff writer Patrick McDonald

By PATRICK McDONALD
Editor and Film Writer
HollywoodChicago.com
pat@hollywoodchicago.com

© 2022 Patrick McDonald, HollywoodChicago.com

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