The Outfit tells a great story – sure to keep viewers enthralled – but there are elements of its execution that fall by the wayside.

It is a pleasure to see a good yarn played out in such professional fashion. Just try not to think of the awful pun in the title.

It’s chiefly a work of cinematic craft, not art -- though that’s not necessarily a derogatory label, since there’s so much pleasure to be found in its construction.

A slippery tale of a Chicago tailor grappling with the mob plays fast and loose with gangster movie stereotypes.