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Created Oct 30, 2009 08:15PM PST • Edited Jun 26, 2010 08:19PM PST

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  2. 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.

  3. Good 3.0

    The acting is solid. Depp does what he does as does Christian Bale.

  4. Male Stars Very Good 3.5
  5. Female Stars OK 2.5
  6. Female Costars OK 2.5
  7. Male Costars OK 2.5
  8. 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.

  9. Direction OK 2.5
  10. Play OK 2.5
  11. Music OK 2.5
  12. Visuals Good 3.0
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  14. Sordid 2.6
  15. Sex Titillating 1.7
  16. Violence Brutal 3.3
  17. Rudeness Profane 2.9
  18. Natural 1.0
  19. Circumstantial Natural 1.0
  20. Biological Natural 1.0
  21. Physical Natural 1.0

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Nov 7, 2009 8:41AM
Wick Small

Regarding MetalJunky5000’s Review
Haven’t seen the trailer for “Inception”. I’ll keep an eye out.

Nov 6, 2009 7:18PM
MJ5K Small

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!

Oct 30, 2009 9:28PM
Wick Small

Regarding MetalJunky5000’s Review
Great lead to your review Junky. Really caught my attention.