
Kuklinski's remarkable story is now told in a great, intense film called 'The Iceman', a title bestowed upon him by the media. The outstanding actor Michael Shannon plays the 'hit man'. For me this was inspired casting as the role required a special skill of trying to maintain a vision of normality while obviously dealing with several inner demons and Shannon has shown he can do this with ease, making Kuklinski a true monster of a killer yet with a vulnerability that made him human. As the character said in the film, all he really loved and cared about was his wife and two girls. Shannon, this major talent with such an interesting face first came to my attention properly with his brief and memorable appearence in Sam Mendes' 2008 movie 'Revolutionary Road', a 50's set drama that starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. Shannon received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his sterling effort. He next impressed me with his regular role on the sprawling HBO gangster epic 'Boardwalk Empire' playing what must be one of the strangest law enforcement officers ever in the history of television. He will soon be seen as General Zod in the new Christopher 'Dark Knight' Nolan produced Superman flick, 'Man Of Steel. A role incidentially which was originally played by Terence Stamp in the Christopher Reeve 70's 'Superman' and 'Superman II'