3 hours long and with more holes than swiss cheese!

Rating: 6/10 (27 September 2009)

I'm surprised by the respect this movie gets. I'll grant you the performances are good, but the script is ludicrous. (1) Why would that artist decide to risk her life and freedom for a two night stand, after he had gotten semi-violent with her? (2)And there is NO WAY police officers would open fire on an open street. (3)There is also NO WAY a mass-murdering bank robber could fool police officers staking out his house with a phony ID.
I realize that its "just a movie", but its a 3 HOUR MOVIE. Someone please explain to me why in 3 hours Michael Mann couldn't find the time to fill in these holes. Though there is some good stuff here (especially Al Pacino's performance), there are so many gross inaccuracies that by the end its hard to suspend your disbelief.