Both Brad Pitt and George Clooney play professional cleaners, or should I say fixers. They are the ones you call when having to deal with dead bodies. As it happens, one woman, seems to be stuck with a dead body. We don't know what happened or why it happened. It doesn't matter. Clooney is on the case. Until he gets interrupted by another fixer. It's here where things get interesting.
The fixers who pride themselves on getting their job done on their own are now forced to work together. Very reluctantly, they do what is required, only to find out things are far more complicated than they initially thought. Now, this premise might not seem that surprising or compelling, it certainly has a freshness I could appreciate. While for the most part, you are supposed to take some of the acts seriously, you also are supposed to laugh. I certainly wasn't expecting to laugh throughout the film. But I did. In large part due to The Kid, played by Austin Abrams. Goofy but charming, who you want to root for even when he clearly is out of his depth. They don't express themselves in so many words about him, but both Clooney and Pitt develop a soft spot for the kid.
The thriller elements aren't at the forefront, but they way events unfold, they do keep twisting and turning in ways that kept me invested. Of course, this film, wouldn't be anything without the great chemistry between Clooney and Pitt. Their dynamics is what puts this above your average crime story. There was one scene in particular where their feelings about each other are displayed non-verbally. Real good acting on both of their parts.
Overall, a film I definitely can recommend!
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