MJ5K's Review
Created Oct 30, 2009 08:15PM PST • Edited Jun 26, 2010 08:19PM PST
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Quality
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Barely OK 2.0
OUCH!! I had high expectations on this one, and it let me down in the end. Johnny Depp and Christian Bale are two of my favorite actors of all time. I was expecting a gangster epic like LA Confidential. But, I didn’t find what I was looking for. Oh well, then.
The film depicts the world of infamous gangster John Dillinger through the eye of director Michael Mann. How does he tell it? Through shaky/HD cam and scenes that drag out. Keep in mind, I don’t mean to bash this film. I guess Mann was trying to depict Dillenger for this generation. The movie’s not bad, it’s just not very engaging.
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Good 3.0
The acting is solid. Depp does what he does as does Christian Bale.
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Male Stars Very Good 3.5
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Female Stars OK 2.5
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Female Costars OK 2.5
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Male Costars OK 2.5
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OK 2.5
Again, too much shaky cam. Also, I wish Mann hadn’t chosen to shoot this through that stupid HD cam thing he always does.
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Direction OK 2.5
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Play OK 2.5
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Music OK 2.5
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Visuals Good 3.0
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Content
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Sordid 2.6
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Sex Titillating 1.7
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Violence Brutal 3.3
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Rudeness Profane 2.9
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Natural 1.0
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Circumstantial Natural 1.0
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Biological Natural 1.0
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Physical Natural 1.0
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Nov 7, 2009 8:41AM
Wick
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Regarding MetalJunky5000’s Review |
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Nov 6, 2009 7:18PM
MJ5K
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Thnx, wick. I think my expectations for this one were just way too high. Johnny Depp’s a great actor, and so is Christian Bale and Marion Cottilard. If I hosted “At the Movies”, I’d say “rent it”. BTW Have you seen the trailer for Chris Nolan’s “Inception”? I think it looks awesome! |
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Oct 30, 2009 9:28PM
Wick
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