The Outfit

"The film cheerfully bluffs and misdirects, but crucially it never cheats."

"It’s an entertaining, fairly overwrought piece, a little tightly buttoned."

"A refreshingly grown-up, original work..."

"Graham Moore's directorial debut is stylish, but it's the way he lets the performances shine that impresses most..."

"Top-tier cinema."

"Admirably showcases t(Rylance's) immense talent."

"A nifty little period thriller that provides a showcase role for the always-amazing Mark Rylance."

"First-time director Graham Moore (plays) his hand with equal parts sleight and might."

"A dapper, twist-filled crime story that relies more on dialogue than gunplay to move the action."

"A taut, beautifully-acted period piece."

"Finally, a gangster movie that doesn't suck."

"Mostly, the movie seems like it was concocted by a couple of cinephiles who wanted to play with genre for genre’s sake. And why not?"

"The Outfit is almost comically insistent that it be rewarded for its cleverness."

"To be kept guessing is not quite the same as being thrilled."

"The Outfit would be a splendid thing if limited to Rylance’s voiceover and long lingering shots of him working with fabrics."

"A riveting mobster mystery all sewn up with a brilliant Mark Rylance performance."

"A thrifty, continually unpredictable whodunit..."

"It is a pleasure to see a good yarn played out in such professional fashion."

"Terrific and distinguished from start to finish."

"The kind of movie they just don't make anymore."

"Tense throughout, as power dynamics mutate."

"Its freshness is in the intelligence and surprise of the script."

"Rylance can hang another immaculate screen performance in the wardrobe."

"There’s so much pleasure to be found in its construction."

"Good dialogue and an even better central performance by Rylance..."