Good...not great

Rating: Null/10 (7 September 2003)

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Ok, this is a good movie. But that's where the praise ends. It ain't great. In fact, it's seriously flawed. Mann obviously couldn't harness DeNiro and Pacino, and as a result you often feel they take over way too much.
And what's with them 'holding' hands at the end. It's almost as if Mann daren't show DeNiro to be all that bad. Or couldn't have Pacino to seem to be so much better than him.
Also, what the hell happened to Val Kilmer?! He just got away? To say the film is 2 hours 45mins, it sure as heck leaves alot of stuff unexplained.
Anyway, the much hyped DeNiro vs Pacino match is easily won by the masterful Pacino. He just kicks DeNiro all over the place in the acting stakes. Truly superb actor.