Entertaining, yet disappointing

Rating: Null/10 (19 April 2002)

A very entertaining film to say the least, with strong performances from Pacino and Depp. Depp continues to impress me with his ability to take on various roles, unlike Madsen who is very one-dimensional. However I can't help but feel he will prove me very wrong someday. Having read the book, Pacino is just too good in his portrayal of Lefty. In this role he deserved an Oscar nomination at the very least instead of the Best Adapted Screenplay nomination (Sorry Paul)! How on earth did that happen? There are so many inconsistencies (story-line, characters) with the book it's very disappointing. The movie does not do justice to the book; at least it should have been a mini-series. Then again that's probably why the cover says 'Based on a True Story'..... My recommendation, if you liked the movie, read the book, you will love it!