I was really excited to see this when I first saw the preview. But the tepid reviews tempered my enthusiasm. So not only did I not make the effort to see this in the theater, I never even got around to getting it from Netflix. Then I didn't even muster the enthusiasm to watch it on HBO.But I finally got my chance to watch it - on a borrowed DVD from Chris Larry on a flight to Minneapolis. For a flight - it was perfect. As a movie - not quite.
It had its moments. But it never really attained good status. I liked the nods to The Untouchables and Miller's Crossing but overall the whole thing was a bit listless. Everything seemed so perfunctory and boring. I never really got a sense of what made Dillinger or Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale) tick nor did I really care. I did like the last 20 minutes or so quite a bit though.
This was a wasted opportunity to make a memorable gangster movie for the aughts.
Directed by Michael Mann
2009
DVD
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