Johnny Depp playing John Dillinger should have made an awesome film. I remember first hearing about this movie months ago and I got excited just hearing about this concept. I can not tell you how truly disappointing it was to see what a boring mess finally eventuated from the project.
The main problem to me is that story (or lack there of) really does not translate well to the big screen. The screenplay for this film was based on a book and it really feels like it has not been accurately altered to fit the different format. Character development and structure are difficult to find, as we instead go from one complicated shootout to the next. There are so many of these shootouts in fact that they all begin to become quite indistinguishable to each other. Now if the movie moved quickly and was on the shorter side, then I might not have minded so much. However, after two and a half hours, I really need something else to keep my brain interested.
The other major fault is directors Michael Mann’s decision to use handheld cameras. I don’t care if the footage has been shot in high-def, I don’t care if it allows you to move around with the action, I don’t care if it supposedly gives a “realistic” feel to the movie. The truth is, all it really does is make each and every scene look cheap and nasty to the eyes. Keep in mind that this is supposed to be a big budgeted blockbuster piece of entertainment. This is not an independent film made by a film-school graduate from his life-savings, there is no excuse for this movie to look as awful as it does.
On the plus side, Johnny Depp is good as always, and I can’t really put any blame onto his performance. In fact, his charisma alone makes up for a lot of the character development that is missing from the script. However, like a captain on a sinking ship, it seems that Johnny will have to proudly go down with this one.
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