The Outfit fashions a slick crime thriller in a small space

It’s no exaggeration to say that every possible crime story has been committed to film over the last 100 years. Murder, kidnapping, robbery, mob activity, and more are irresistible for storytellers, as the heinous acts are vehicles on which they can lay all manner of social, political, and moral quandaries. The new film The Outfit uses that filmmaking history to its advantage, telling a story that has familiar elements but with just enough twists to…